18.—(1) A person (P) is eligible to be an active member of this scheme if—
(a)P is in an eligible employment; and
(b)P has reached the age of 16 and has not reached the age of 75.
(2) P is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme if—
(a)P is employed in an accepted school in which P has a financial interest;
(b)P is a full protection member of the existing scheme;
(c)P is a tapered protection member of the existing scheme; or
(d)P satisfies the condition in regulation B7 of the 2005 Regulations.
(3) In this regulation—
“financial interest” does not include the right to receive a salary; and
“accepted school” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.