The Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Transitional provisions

9.—(1) These Regulations shall have effect as if anything done, or treated as done, under or for the purposes of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 1987(1) or those provisions of the 1987 Regulations as are specified in paragraph (3) had been done under or for the purposes of the corresponding provision of these Regulations.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) references in that paragraph to anything done shall include–

(a) the determination of a question;

(b) the exercise of a discretion;

(c) the decision that a provision should apply;

(d) the making of a payment; and

(e) the giving of a notice.

(3) The provisions of the 1987 Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) are–

(a) regulation B4 (policeman’s injury award);

(b) regulation C2 (widow’s special award);

(c) regulation C3 (widow’s augmented award);

(d) regulation D2 (child’s special allowance);

(e) regulation D3 (child’s special gratuity);

(f) regulation E1 (adult dependent relative’s special pension);

(g) Part H (appeals and medical questions);

(h) regulation K2 (reassessment of injury pension);

(i) regulation K3 (reduction of pension in case of default);

(j) regulation K4 (withdrawal of pension during service as a regular policeman); and

(k) regulation K5 (forfeiture of pension).

(1)

S.I. 1987/156; amended by S.I. 1987/256 and 341 and 1992/2349.