The Police Pensions Amendment (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 No. 185

Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

5.  After regulation N3 (payments), insert–

“Authorisation of payment of GMP-related payments

N4.— (1) The relevant police authority may pay GMP-related payments to–

(a) a person to whom this Part applies; and

(b) a deceased entitled member.

(2) Where a relevant police authority has paid GMP-related payments before 6th April 2009, the authority may not recover those payments after 6th April 2009.

(3) In this regulation, a deceased entitled member is a person who–

(a) at the date of his death was entitled to a pension under the scheme;

(b) at that date was entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension; and

(c) has in any tax year since entitlement to the guaranteed minimum pension commenced received a GMP-related payment.”.