Schedule 1 Part C Participating Members
87.Part C of Schedule 1 sets out rules covering who is entitled to participate in the pension scheme as an MSP and office-holder at any given time, together with rules on how an MSP or office-holder may opt-out of or opt-in to the scheme. These rules replace the rules contained at Part C of the 1999 pensions order.
88.The term “participating member” is defined in rule 109 to include the participating MSP members and office-holder members. It should be noted that there are other categories containing individuals who remain as members of the scheme in a different capacity. These are deferred pensioners and scheme pensioners, also defined in rule 109, who are members of the scheme but not “participating members”.