The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Entitlement to full retirement pension (deferred members)

89.—(1) A deferred member of this scheme is entitled to the immediate payment for life of a retirement earned pension if paragraph (2) or (3) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies if—

(a) the member has reached state pension age;

(b) the member has at least 2 years’ qualifying service or a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received by this scheme in relation to the member;

(c) the member has left eligible service; and

(d) the member claims payment of a full retirement pension under regulation 92 (claim – deferred members).

(3) This paragraph applies if—

(a) the member has not reached state pension age;

(b) the member has left eligible service;

(c) the selected medical practitioner gives a report under regulation 84 (early payment on grounds of permanent medical unfitness) that the member is permanently medically unfit for engaging in any regular employment;

(d) the member is eligible under this scheme for ill-health benefits(1), and

(e) the member claims payment of a full retirement pension under this Chapter.

(4) This paragraph applies if—

(a) the member has reached normal minimum pension age but has not reached the member’s state pension age;

(b) the member has at least 2 years’ qualifying service or a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received by this scheme in relation to the member;

(c) the member has left eligible service; and

(d) the member claims payment of a full retirement pension under regulation 94 (claim for early payment otherwise than on grounds of permanent medical unfitness (deferred members)).

(5) On becoming entitled to payment for life of a retirement earned pension, P is entitled to payment for life of a retirement added pension of any description if the deferred member’s account specifies a provisional amount of the relevant deferred added pension.

(6) In this regulation, “relevant deferred added pension” means—

(a) for a retirement added (self only) pension, a deferred added (self only) pension;

(b) for a retirement added (all beneficiaries) pension, a deferred added (all beneficiaries) pension.

(1)

See Chapter 4 of Part 4 for when a member is eligible under this scheme for payment of ill-health benefits.