The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Policeman’s ordinary pension

B1.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (4) and (6), this Regulation shall apply to a regular policeman who retires or has retired when entitled to reckon at least 25 years' pensionable service unless Regulation B3 (policeman’s ill-health award) applies in his case.

(2) Except in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (3), this Regulation shall not apply to a regular policeman where—

(a) he retires or retired without having given to the police authority a month’s written notice of his intention to retire or such shorter notice as may have been accepted by the police authority, or

(b) being a chief officer of police, assistant commissioner of police of the metropolis, assistant commissioner of police for the City of London, deputy chief constable, assistant chief constable, commander, or deputy assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police force, he retires or retired before attaining the age of 60 years.

(3) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2) are that—

(a) the police authority have decided that this Regulation should apply in his case, or

(b) being such a regular policeman as is mentioned in paragraph (2)(b), he retires or retired on or after attaining the age of 55 years having given to the police authority 3 months' written notice of his intention to retire, or

(c) he is or was required to retire on account of age, or on the ground that his retention in the force would not be in the general interests of efficiency, or as an alternative to dismissal, or

(d) he is or was required to retire under section 5(4) of the Police Act 1964(1) or section 4(4)(d) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(2).

(4) This Regulation shall not apply to an overseas policeman or central police officer who retires or retired before the completion of the tour of overseas service or, as the case may be, of central service (if any) applicable in his case.

(5) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, a regular policeman to whom this Regulation applies shall be entitled to an ordinary pension of an amount calculated in accordance with Part I of Schedule B, subject however to Parts VII and VIII of that Schedule; but, in the case of a person entitled to reckon less than 30 years' pensionable service, no payments shall be made on account of the pension in respect of the period (if any) after his retirement and before he has attained the age of 50 years or, if he sooner becomes permanently disabled, before he becomes so disabled.

(6) If a regular policeman entitled to reckon at least 25 years' pensionable service—

(a) is dismissed otherwise than for a cause for which, if a pension were granted to him, it could be forfeited under Regulation K5, and

(b) would have been entitled to an ordinary pension if he had retired on the date his dismissal took effect, having given such notice to the police authority of his intention to retire as is mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (3)(b),

this regulation shall apply to him and, accordingly, he shall be entitled to an ordinary pension under paragraph (5).

(7) Paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) have effect subject to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part I, and paragraphs 5(2) and (4) and 6(2) of Part VII, of Schedule J.

(1)

1964 c. 48.

(2)

1967 c. 77.