The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

PART 3 Police Pensions

Amendment of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988

46.  The Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988(1) are amended accordance with this Part.

Pension debit members

47.  In regulation C10 (Pension debit members), after “C8,” omit the words from “and the pension” to “C9 is made,”.

Child’s allowance or special gratuity - limitations

48.—(1) Regulation D5 is amended as follows.

(2) In the title to regulation D5 (Child’s allowance or special gratuity - limitations), remove the words “or special gratuity”.

(3) After paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), where an allowance under paragraph (5) is payable to a child who has attained the age of 19 years, the allowance is payable as follows—

(a) In the case of a child who satisfies condition (a) in paragraph (8), until the earlier of the date on which the child–—

(i) ceases to be in the full-time education or full-time training, or

(ii) attains the age of 23.

(b) In the case of a child who satisfies condition (b) in paragraph (8), for life.”

(4) In paragraph (6), for the words “(4) and (5)”, substitute “(4), (5) and (5A)”.

(5) In paragraph (8), for the words “and (5)”, substitute “(5) and (5A)”.

Gratuity in lieu of widow’s pension

49.  In regulation E4 (Gratuity in lieu of widow’s pension) omit paragraph (4).

Forfeiture of Pension

50.—(1) Regulation K5 is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Subject to paragraph (5), the Board may determine that the pension be forfeited, in whole or in part and permanently or temporarily as it may specify, where —

(a) the pensioner has been convicted of an offence mentioned in paragraph (3); or

(b) the beneficiary of a deceased member of this scheme is convicted of a relevant criminal offence specified in paragraph (3A).”

(3) In paragraph (3) for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a)”.

(4) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) The relevant criminal offences referred to in paragraph (2)(b) are—

(i) the murder of the member;

(ii) the manslaughter of the member; or

(iii) any other offence of which the unlawful killing of the member is an element.”

(5) After paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) If the Board withholds all of the benefits payable to a beneficiary, Parts C, D, and E apply as if the beneficiary has died before the member.”

(6) After paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) In this regulation, “beneficiary” means—

(i) a widow to whom Part C applies;

(ii) a child to whom Part D applies.”

Schedule A (Glossary of Expressions)

51.  At “widow” for “regulations C9, C9A and”, substitute “regulation”.

(1)

S.R. 1988 No.374.