- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (31/03/2017)
- Original (As made)
Version Superseded: 30/03/2022
Point in time view as at 31/03/2017.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015,
PART 1
.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
1. In this Schedule—
“the 1988 Regulations” means the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988 M1 ;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009; M2”
“1988 transition member” means a person—
who is a member of the 1988 scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and
who is a member of this scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under this scheme;
“2006 transition member” means a person —
who is a member of the 2006 scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and
who is a member of this scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under this scheme;
“active member”, in relation to this scheme, means a person—
“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
if the member is a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, the tapered protection closing date for that member; or
if the member is not a protected member of the existing scheme, the scheme closing date;
“exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;
“full protection member”—
in relation to the 1988 scheme has the meaning given in Part 2;
in relation to the 2006 scheme has the meaning given in Part 3;
in relation to the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme or the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme has the meaning given in the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme;
in relation to the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme has the meaning given in the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme;
in relation to an existing scheme other than the 1988 scheme or the 2006 scheme, means a person in respect of whom an exception under section 18(6) of the Act applies for the purpose of that scheme;
“period of service”—
in relation to this scheme, means a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;
in relation to the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme or the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme or the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme, means a period of pensionable service under that scheme;
“protected member”, in relation to the existing police pension scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;
“protection period”—
for a full protection member of the 1988 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;
for a full protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;
for a tapered protection member of the 1988 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4;
for a tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 5;
“tapered protection member”—
in relation to the 1988 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4;
in relation to the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in in Part 5;
in relation to the 1987 police pension scheme or 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme has the meaning given in the 2015 England and Wales pension scheme;
in relation to the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme has the meaning given in the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme; and
in relation to an existing scheme other than the 1988 scheme or the 2006 scheme, means a person in respect of whom an exception under section 18(6) of the Act applies for the purpose of that scheme; and
“transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
if the member is a tapered protection member of the existing police pension scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date for that member;
if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date;
Marginal Citations
M1S.R. 1988 No.374
M2S.R 2009 No. 79.
M3See section 37 of the Act for the meaning of “pensionable service”.
M4See chapter 1 of Part 4 (active membership) for when a member of the police service is taken to be an active member of this scheme.
2.—(1) The tapered protection closing date for a tapered protection member of the existing police pension scheme is a date between 24th May 2015 and 31st January 2022 (inclusive) determined by the scheme manager by reference to a table published for that purpose.
(2) If a tapered protection member falls within more than one sub-paragraph in a paragraph in Part 4 or 5, the scheme manager must determine the tapered protection closing date by reference to the table which provides the latest tapered protection closing date.
3.—(1) For the purpose of this Schedule, a transition member (T) is in pensionable service under a police scheme while T is on unpaid leave from the employment to which that service relates.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)—
“a police scheme” means—
the 1988 scheme;
the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme;;
the 2006 scheme;
the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme;
the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme
the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme; or
the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme; and
“unpaid leave” in relation to employment to which pensionable service under a police scheme relates, means—
a career break, or
any other period of unpaid leave—
that does not exceed 5 years; and
during which the employment relationship continues M5.
Marginal Citations
M5See regulation 19 (periods of unpaid leave) for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues.
4.—(1) A 1988 transition member (T) has continuity of service for the purpose of these Regulations if T has continuity of service in relation to—
(a)a period of service under the 1988 scheme;
(b)a period of service under this scheme.
(2) T has continuity of service in relation to a period of service under the 1988 scheme and a period of service under this scheme unless those periods of service are separated by a gap in pensionable service exceeding 5 years which—
(a)begins on or before T's transition date; and
(b)ends on the day on which T becomes an active member of this scheme.
(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under —
(a)an existing scheme other than the 2006 scheme; or the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme;
(b)the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme;
(c)another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions;
(d)the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme; or
(e)the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme.
5.—(1) A 2006 transition member (T) has continuity of service for the purpose of these Regulations if T has continuity of service in relation to —
(a)(a) a period of service under the 2006 scheme; and
(b)(b) a period of service under this scheme.
(2) T has continuity of service in relation to a period of service under the 2006 scheme and a period of service under this scheme unless those periods of service are separated by a gap in pensionable service exceeding 5 years which—
(a)begins on or before T's transition date; and
(b)ends on the day on which T becomes an active member of this scheme.
(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under —
(a)an existing scheme;
(b)the 1987 Great Britain police pensions scheme;
(c)the 2006 England and Wales police pensions scheme;
(d)the 2006 Scotland police pensions scheme;
(e)another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions; or
(f)the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme; or
(g)the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme.
6.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to—
(a)the 1988 scheme; and
(b)the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme.
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule, a transition member (T) is an active member of a scheme mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) on a given date if on that date T is in pensionable service M6 under that scheme.
Marginal Citations
M6See definition of “pensionable service” in section 34 of the Act
7.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to—
(a)the 2006 scheme; and
(b)the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme; and
(c)the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme.
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule, a transition member (T) is an active member of a scheme mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) on a given date if on that date—
(a)T is in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b)T is on a gap in pensionable service not exceeding 5 years.
(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(b), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under—
(a)an existing scheme other than the 1988 scheme;
(b)the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme;
(c)the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme;
(d)another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions; or;
(e)the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme ;
(f)the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme .
8.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to an existing scheme other than the 1988 scheme or the 2006 scheme (“the existing scheme”).
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule, a transition member (T) is an active member of the existing scheme on a given date if on that date—
(a)T is in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b)T is on a gap in pensionable service not exceeding 5 years.
(3) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(b), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under—
(a)an existing scheme;
(b)the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme;
(c)the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme;
(d)the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme;
(e)another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions;
(f)the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme; or
(g)the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme.
The Whole Rule you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Rule you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Rule you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Rule without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Rule and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Rule accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Northern Ireland Statutory Rule or Draft Northern Ireland Statutory Rule laid before the UK Parliament during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: