The Transport Act 2000 (Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme) Order 2001

16. ADMISSION AND REMOVAL OF OTHER EMPLOYERS

16.1  The Sponsoring Section Employer shall have power with the consent of the Trustees to admit to participation in the NATS Section any Subsidiary Company or Associated Company or Non-Associated Company which the Sponsoring Section Employer and the Trustees shall agree (the New Employer) provided that:

(a) as a condition of admission the New Employer shall execute a deed by which it covenants with the Trustees and the Sponsoring Section Employer to comply with and to observe the provisions of the Trust Deed and the NATS Rules insofar as they apply to Employers in the NATS Section other than the Sponsoring Section Employer, and

(b) the approval of the Scheme as an exempt approved scheme for the purposes of Chapter I or Part XIV of the Taxes Act would not thereby be prejudiced.

16.2  The Sponsoring Section Employer shall have power with the consent of the Trustees to remove from participation in the NATS Section any Employer subject to giving six months' previous notice in writing to the Trustees (or such shorter period of notice as shall be acceptable to the Trustees).