SCHEDULE 1Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme
Part CParticipating members
Office-holder opt-in
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1
An individual who has opted out of participating in the scheme (or who has opted out of participating as an office-holder member only) may, if subsequently appointed to hold any pensionable office, opt back into the scheme as an office-holder member with effect from the appointment date by—
a
giving notice to the Fund trustees within 3 months of being appointed, and
b
paying to the Fund trustees by the due date the amount which they certify as the amount of scheme member contributions which would have been made from the individual's office-holder salary payments between the appointment date and the next day on which a scheme member contribution is to be made.
“due date” means the 28th day after the Fund trustees give their certification to the office-holder (or any later day as the Fund trustees may specify).
2
An MSP may not opt back into the scheme as an office-holder member unless that individual also opts back in as (or already is) an MSP member.