(1) An approved trustee shall not refuse an application for

(a) membership of a registered scheme that is made by or on behalf of a  relevant employee of a participating employer, or 

(b) By a self-employed person who is fifteen years of age or above and below retirement age if the employee or person, provides the relevant information required by the approved trustee with respect to the application for membership of the scheme and agrees in writing to comply with the governing rules of the scheme.

(2) An approved trustee shall not refuse an application for participation in a registered scheme that is made by or on behalf of an employer if the employer, provides the relevant information required by the approved trustee with respect to the application for membership of the scheme and agrees in writing to comply with the governing rules of the scheme.  

(3) An approved trustee shall not refuse an application for membership of a registered scheme that is made by a person only for the purpose of maintaining a preserved account within the scheme if that person provides the relevant information required by the approved trustee with respect to the application for membership of the scheme and agrees in writing to comply with the governing rules of the scheme.  

(4) An approved trustee shall disclose the following information to a person who  applies to become a scheme member or participating employer:

(a) the requirements and information required for application for membership of or participation in the scheme;  

(b) the governing rules of the scheme; and

(c) Scheme information, including all of the fees and charges payable under the scheme.

(5) An approved trustee shall give a person who applies to join a scheme a notice of acceptance within thirty days from the date of receipt of the information required for the application for membership of or participation in the scheme, or from the date on which the applicant agrees to observe and accept the governing rules of the scheme.

(6) An approved trustee may terminate the membership of a scheme member  in accordance with the governing rules of the scheme and shall

(a) in the case of a scheme member who is a relevant employee, terminate the membership with the written consent of that member or give the participating employer of that member sixty days notice before the termination; or

(b) in the case of a scheme member who is a self-employed person or former self-employed person, who is 15 years of age or over and below retirement age, terminate the membership with the written consent of that member and give the member sixty days notice before the termination.  

(7) An approved trustee

(a)may terminate the participation of an employer in accordance with the governing rules of the scheme and with the written consent of the participating employer; and

(b) Shall give the participating employer sixty days notice before the termination.  

(8) A scheme member whose accrued benefits are being transferred or have  been transferred shall not

(a) be charged fees, or

(b) be subjected to financial penalties, restrictions or requirements that prevent or hinder the relevant participating employer or the scheme member from terminating its participation in the registered scheme of the transferor trustee or the liability to contribute to that registered scheme.