PART 3

Scheme membership
CHAPTER 1

Interpretation

Meaning of “an eligible employment”
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An eligible employment is an employment mentioned in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 1.

Meaning of “P’s automatic enrolment date” and “P’s automatic re-enrolment date”
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For the purpose of this Part—
a
“P’s automatic enrolment date” is the date on which section 3 of the 2008 Act;
b
applies to a person (P) in relation to P’s eligible employment; and
c
“P’s automatic re-enrolment date” is a date determined under regulation 12 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 in relation to P’s eligible employment.

Meaning of “full-time” and “part-time” employment
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For the purpose of these Regulations—
a
an employment is “full-time” if the contract of employment describes it as full-time (whether in those terms or otherwise); and
b
an employment is “part time” if the contract of employment describes it as part-time (whether in those terms or otherwise).

Meaning of “irregular employment”
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1
For the purposes of these Regulations, an employment is an irregular employment if the contract of employment requires the employee—
a
to be available for work for the period specified in the contract of employment; and
b
to undertake and be remunerated for work during that period only when so required by the employer.
2
A person in pensionable service in relation to an irregular employment is in pensionable service for the period specified in the contract of employment.

Meaning of “opt-out notice” and “opt-in notice”
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For the purpose of these Regulations—
a
“opt-out notice”, in relation to service in an eligible employment, means a notice under regulation 28 or 31; and
b
“opt-in notice”, in relation to service in an eligible employment, means a notice under regulation 29 or 32.
S.R. 2010 No. 122.