3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the term “active member” in relation to the Scheme is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Administration Regulations.
(2) An active member of the 1998 Scheme is an active member of the Scheme for as long as the member continues to be in employment which makes the member eligible to be such in accordance with Part 2 of the Administration Regulations.
(3) A person is not an active member unless the person is employed under a contract of employment of more than three months' duration.