Retirement
12.—(1) Without prejudice to the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2), a member may retire only if he has given a month’s written notice of his intention to retire or such shorter notice as may have been accepted by the chief constable:
Provided that, while suspended under the Discipline Regulations, a member may not, without the consent of the chief constable, give notice for the purposes of this regulation or retire in pursuance of a notice previously given.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)the provisions of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations relating to compulsory retirement as applied to members by the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve (Full-time) Pensions Regulations 1994(1); and
(b)the provisions of the Discipline Regulations.
S.R. 1994 No. 197 as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 5