The police pension authority for a member of the police service is responsible for managing and administering this scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it40 in relation to that member.

Pensions and other benefits payable under this scheme are payable by the scheme manager.

A statutory pension scheme that is a defined contributions scheme41 is not connected with this scheme.

In these Regulations “ scheme manager” in relation to a member of the police service means the police pension authority for that member acting in exercise of its functions under paragraph (1).