AI Summary of 39A. Waiting period
This provision outlines the rules governing the admission of outgoing workers to a scheme, specifically limiting the waiting period for eligible members.
According to the regulations, an outgoing worker must be admitted within a maximum waiting period of 12 months, starting from the commencement of their relevant employment. For those whose service began before the relevant date of 13 September 2019, specific conditions apply based on the rules of the scheme, ensuring that they are admitted no later than the specified durations related to their service commencement.
39A. Waiting period
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules of a scheme in respect of a waiting period, where an outgoing worker is eligible to become a member of a scheme, he or she shall be admitted as a member of the scheme after a waiting period that is not greater than-
(a) 12 months from the date of commencement of the service in relevant employment of that person, or
(b) in the case of a person whose service in relevant employment commenced before the relevant date and the scheme rules require a waiting period of-
(i) 12 months to be admitted into it, that person shall be admitted into the scheme 12 months from the day on which that service commenced, or
(ii) more than 12 months to be admitted into it and on the relevant date a period of 12 months has elapsed from the day on which that service commenced, that person shall be admitted into the scheme on the relevant date.
(2) In this section, 'relevant date' means 13 September 2019.