B1.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, a person is only eligible to be a member of the occupational pension scheme constituted by these regulations (in these regulations referred to as “the Scheme”) if he is an employee of a LGPS employer.
(2) In these regulations—
(a)“employee” means an employee whether permanent or temporary; and
(b)“a LGPS employer” is a local authority as defined in Article 2 of the Order of 1972(1).
As extended by The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/156), Part II, Article 5(3)