(1) This section applies to -

(a) a person who was at some time before 31 December 2009 a public servant but is on 1 January 2010 in receipt of a pension under a public service pension scheme,

(b) a person who was a public servant on 1 January 2010, but ceases to be a public servant on or before -

(i) 31 December 2010, or

(ii) a later date specified by the Minister by order in accordance with subsection (3),

and who, on ceasing to be a public servant, is entitled to payment of a pension under a public service pension scheme in respect of his or her service as a public servant or a person who was at some time before the date specified under subparagraph (ii) a public servant and has a preserved benefit in a public service pension scheme in respect of which the preserved pension age of the person falls on or before that date, and

(c) a person who becomes entitled to payment of a public service pension as a spouse, civil Partner or child of a former public servant to whom paragraph (a) or (b) applied.