Periods of membership7

These are the periods that count as periods of membership (and which may accordingly be aggregated under regulation 13 (re-employed and rejoining deferred members), or as the case may be, 14 (concurrent employments) of the Administration Regulations)–

a

any period for which a member has paid (or is treated as having paid) contributions under regulation 4 (contributions payable by active members);

b

any period added under regulations 12 (power of employing authority to increase total membership of active members) or 20 (early leavers: ill-health); and

c

any period added following a transfer in of pension rights under regulations 78 (inward transfers of pension rights) to 82 (changes of fund and variable time employees) of the Administration Regulations6.