The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Policeman’s deferred pension

B5.—(1) This Regulation shall apply to a regular policeman who—

(a) is entitled to reckon at least 5 years' pensionable service, or

(b) though not so entitled, has service as a regular policeman which, disregarding breaks in service of not more than a month, is continuous and which, when aggregated with any period of other service or employment by reason of which he is entitled to reckon pensionable service, is at least 5 years.

(2) A regular policeman to whom this Regulation applies who ceases or has ceased to be such in circumstances—

(a) in which no transfer value is payable in respect of him, and

(b) which do not entitle him to any award under any of the preceding provisions of this Part,

shall, on so ceasing to be a regular policeman, be entitled to a deferred pension as hereinafter provided.

(3) Where the unsecured portion of the ill-health pension of a regular policeman to whom this Regulation applies—

(a) is terminated under Regulation K1(4), or

(b) has been terminated on or after 1st April 1973 under Regulation 65(4) of the Regulations of 1973,

otherwise than on his rejoining his force he shall, as from the date of termination, be entitled to a deferred pension as hereinafter provided.

(4) A deferred pension under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be calculated in accordance with Part VI of Schedule B, subject however to Parts VII and VIII of that Schedule; but no payment shall be made on account of the pension—

(a) in respect of the period before the regular policeman attains the age of 60 years or, if he sooner becomes permanently disabled, before he becomes so disabled, or

(b) where he has relinquished his entitlement as mentioned in Regulation F4(3) or F5(3) (previous service reckonable on payment or at discretion of police authority), by written notice to the police authority, in respect of any period after the giving of that notice.

(5) This Regulation has effect subject to paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule J.