PART IIIOPTIONAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

CHAPTER IIINCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP BY EMPLOYING AUTHORITY

Power of employing authority to increase total membership of new members53

1

An employing authority may resolve to increase a member's total membership.

2

Such a resolution may only be passed before the expiry of the period of six months beginning with the day on which he becomes a member.

3

The member must be aged less than 59 when he becomes a member.

4

The resolution must specify the additional period of membership.

5

That period must not exceed the maximum addition under Schedule 4.

6

Where the employing authority have passed a resolution under paragraph (1) the additional period may be counted as part of the member's total membership.

7

But if when the member leaves his employment with the employing authority no person becomes immediately entitled to a pension in respect of his membership the additional period may not be so counted.