16. For regulation 9 (joining the scheme)(1), substitute—
“9.—(1) A person who is eligible to be an active member of the Scheme on the day his employment begins becomes an active member on that day or on the day that person’s employer becomes an employing authority.
(2) A person who applies in writing to his employer to become a member after the date he would otherwise become a member under paragraph (1) becomes a member on the first day of the first payment period following the application.
(3) A person employed under a contract of employment of less than 3 months does not become an active member unless that person applies in writing to his employer to be an active member and he becomes a member on the first day of the first payment period following the application.”.
Regulation 9 was amended by S.R. 2010 No. 410.