SCHEDULE JSpecial Cases—Exceptions and Modifications

Part IVPensionable Service

Policeman who ceased to serve before 24th January 1975

Application of paragraphs 2 and 3 and reckoning of service etc. for purposes of awards

1.—(1) This paragraph and paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply in the case of a member of a police force who ceased to serve as such before 24th January 1975.

(2) For the purposes of calculating an award payable to or in respect of such a member, Regulation A9 shall have effect subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 (without prejudice, however, in the case of an ordinary pension payable to such a widow as is mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part II of this Schedule, to the provisions of paragraph 5(5) of that Part).

Periods to be computed in completed years

2.—(1) This paragraph shall apply for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1(2)—

(a)in the case of—

  • paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part III of Schedule B,

  • Part IV of Schedule B,

  • paragraph 1(4) of Part VII of Schedule B,

  • paragraph 5(3) of Part II of this Schedule, and

  • paragraph 2(4) of Part III of this Schedule;

(b)without prejudice to paragraph 3(3), in the case of—

  • Part II of Schedule B,

  • paragraph 4 of Part III of Schedule B,

  • paragraph 3 of Part VI of Schedule B,

  • paragraph 5(1) of Part II of this Schedule, and

  • paragraph 2(3) of Part III of this Schedule;

(c)without prejudice to paragraph 3(5), in the case of—

  • paragraph 8 of Part II of this Schedule,

  • paragraph 3 of Part III of this Schedule.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in paragraph 3(3) or (5), in the case of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (1), a period shall be computed in completed years and, accordingly, a part of a year shall be ignored.

Periods to be computed in completed half-years

3.—(1) This paragraph shall, in the case of the provisions hereinafter mentioned, apply for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1(2).

(2) In the case of paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule B, the period in years by which a period exceeds 25 years shall be computed in half-years.

(3) In the case of the provisions listed in paragraph 2(1)(b) of this Part, the period in years by which a period exceeds 20 years shall be computed in half-years.

(4) In the case of paragraph 5(2)(b) of Part II of this Schedule, a half of a person’s pre-1972 pensionable service shall be computed in half-years.

(5) In the case of the provisions listed in paragraph 2(1)(c) of this Part, in so far as a period exceeds 20 years it shall be computed in half-years.

(6) Where in accordance with any of the preceding sub-paragraphs a period falls to be computed in half-years, it shall be computed in completed half-years and accordingly—

(a)a part of a year less than half shall be ignored, and

(b)a period of a year exceeding a half shall be treated as a half.