The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Eligible Service

18.—(1) A member of the police service—

(a) is in eligible service; and

(b) is eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

(2) While a person is a protected member of the existing police pension scheme, the person—

(a) is not in eligible service; and

(b) is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

(3) For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of the police service remains in eligible service during—

(a) a career break; and

(b) any other period of unpaid leave—

(i) that does not exceed 5 years; and

(ii) during which the employment relationship continues(1)

(4) For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of a police force remains in eligible service during a period of permanent service unless during that period of permanent service P is in pensionable service in—

(a) an existing scheme(2) that relates to the armed forces or another scheme under section 1 of the Act that relates to the armed forces; or

(b) any other occupational pension scheme.

(1)

See regulation 19 (periods of unpaid leave) for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues

(2)

See section 18(2) of the Act for the meaning of “existing scheme”