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SECTION 7: THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY and ASSOCIATED EMPLOYERS VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION SCHEME
 

Part 2 – Membership
  

(6) A person shall be qualified for membership of the Scheme if
  
  (i) he is a member of the Principal Scheme in Service in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, or with the prior approval of the Board of HM Revenue and Customs such other territory or territories as the Employers and the Authority shall from time to time agree; and
  
  (ii) If he is an Ex-Spouse Participant and is the subject of a Pension Sharing Order, agreement or equivalent provision, received by the Scheme. The Authority must make provision for the Pension Credit Benefits under the scheme to be treated as provided separately from any benefits provided under the scheme for the same individual as an employee or as the Dependant of an employee.
  
    Participation in the scheme is offered to the Ex-Spouse either where the same individual is an employee or the Dependant of an employee, or where the Ex-Spouse only has Pension Credit Benefits under the scheme.
  
  (iii) the Authority shall determine that he is eligible for membership of the Scheme.
  
(7) Applications for membership of the Scheme shall be in such form as the Authority shall from time to time determine.
  
(8) If the Authority determine that he is eligible for membership of the Scheme, a person may become a Member with effect from the date of receipt by the Authority of an application in the form specified in Rule 7 or as they shall direct.
 
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