18.—(1) A person (P) to whom paragraph 20 applies is a tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme.
(2) P ceases to be a tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme on whichever of the following days occurs first—
(a)P's tapered protection closing date; or
(b)the day on which P ceases to be in pensionable service under the 2006 scheme.
19.—(1) The protection period for a full protection member of the 2006 scheme—
(a)begins on the day after the scheme closing date; and
(b)ends when P ceases to be a full protection member of the 2006 scheme.
(2) In respect of the protection period—
(a)P is in pensionable service under the 2006 scheme;
(b)section 18(1) of the Act does not apply in respect of that pensionable service; and
(c)benefits are to be provided under the 2006 scheme to or in respect of P in relation to that pensionable service.
20.—(1) This paragraph applies if any of the following sub-paragraphs applies.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies if—
(a)on the scheme closing date and on 31st March 2012, P was an active member of the 2006 scheme; and
(b)unless P dies, P would reach 55 between 2nd April 2022 and 1st April 2026 (inclusive).
(3) This sub-paragraph applies if—
(a)on 31st March 2012 P was in service an active member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme;
(b)on the scheme closing date P was an active member of the 2006 scheme; and
(c)unless P dies, P would reach 55 between 2nd April 2022 and 1st April 2026 (inclusive).
(4) This sub-paragraph applies if—
(a)on 31st March 2012, P was an active member of the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme or the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme.
(b)on the scheme closing date, P was an active member of the 2006 scheme; and
(c)unless P dies, P would reach 55 between 2nd April 2022 and 1st April 2026 (inclusive).
(5) This sub-paragraph applies if—
(a)on 31st March 2012, P was an active member of an existing scheme other than the 2006 scheme (“the existing scheme”);
(b)on the scheme closing date, P was an active member of the 2006 scheme; and
(c)unless P dies, P would reach 55 between 2nd April 2022 and 1st April 2026 (inclusive).