The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Glossary of expressions

17.  In Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)—

(a) After the definition of “the 1988 Regulations” insert—

““the 1988 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 1988 Regulations;”.

(b) “1988 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;

(c) after the definition of “the 2009 Regulations”(1)—

““the 2006 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 2009 Regulations;”.

(d) “2006 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;

(e) “the 2015 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(2);

(f) “the 2015 scheme” means the scheme set out in “the 2015 Regulations”;

(g) In the definition of “aggregate pension contributions” after “regulation 3(4)” insert “or 3A(8), as the case may be”;

(h) in the definition of “average pensionable pay” after “regulation 3(2)” insert or “3A(2)(b), as the case may be”;

(i) in the definition of “disablement” after “regulation 6” insert “or 6A, as the case may be”;

(j) in the definition of “pensionable pay” after “regulation 3(1)” insert “or regulation 3A(2)(a), as the case maybe”;

(k) after the definition of “period of assumed pay” insert—

““period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme” in relation to a member of that scheme ,means a period in which the member is in eligible service as defined in regulation 18 of the 2015 Regulations other than a period in which the member is on —

(a)

a career break as defined in regulation 2 of those Regulations ;or

(b)

any other period of unpaid leave mentioned in regulation 18(3)(b) of those Regulations;

“period of pensionable service under the 2015 scheme”, in relation to a member of that scheme, means the total of —

(a)

any period of pensionable pay as defined in section 34 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(3);

(b)

any period of assumed pay as defined in regulation 31(2) of the 2015 Regulations; and

(c)

any period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme in respect of which the member has opted out of that scheme”;

(l) after the definition of “step child” insert—

““totally disabled “has the meaning given in regulation 6(6);”

(m) “transition member with continuity of service” means—

“(a) a 1988 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations; or

(b) a 2006 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”

(1)

The definition of “the 2009 Regulations” was inserted by S.R. 2009 No.79 Schedule 5(14).

(2)

S.R. 2015 No. 113.

(3)

2014 c. 2 (N.I.).