Rejoining this Section of the scheme
B5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a member who has opted out of this Section of the scheme in accordance with regulation B4(1) may, if in NHS employment, rejoin this Section of the scheme by giving notice in writing to the employing authority.
(2) The member referred to in paragraph (1) is to be included in this Section of the scheme on the first day of the pay period immediately after the notice referred to in paragraph (1) is received or such later date (which must be the first day of a pay period) as is specified in the notice.
(3) A person who has previously opted out of this Section of the scheme in accordance with regulation B4(2) may, if eligible to do so, join or rejoin this Section of the scheme by giving notice in writing to the OOH provider and on doing so shall be included in this Section of the scheme on—
(a)the first day of the first pay period after the notice to join or rejoin this Section of the scheme is received; or
(b)such other date being—
(i)the first day of a pay period; and
(ii)no earlier than the first day of the pay period immediately following the pay period in which the notice to opt out of this Section of the scheme referred to in regulation B4(2) (or the latest of them) took effect in accordance with regulation B4(5),
as is specified in that notice.
(4) A member who has opted out of this Section of the scheme may not rejoin this Section of the scheme during a period of absence from work for any reason.