The Police Pensions (War Service) Regulations 1979

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations supplement the Police Pensions Regulations 1973 (and, in the case of police officers who retired with a pension before 1st April 1972, the Police Pensions Regulations 1971). These Regulations make special provision for regular policemen who have completed a period of war service (defined in Regulation 4(1)) and meet the other qualifications required by Regulation 6(1). A qualified policeman may elect to increase his own pension by buying additional years of reckonable service up to half his period of war service or he may pay more and provide also a corresponding increase in the benefits under the pension scheme for widows and children (Regulation 8). The payment conditions are set out in the Schedule. Where a qualified policeman dies without electing to increase his widow's pension in this way, she may in certain circumstances exercise the right to elect (Regulation 10). The other Regulations deal with the procedure for exercising the rights under the Regulations and adapt the 1973 (and 1971) Regulations where this is necessary to take account of the increase in reckonable service to which an officer may become entitled under these Regulations.

These Regulations have effect from 1st April 1975 (retrospection is authorised by section 1(5) of the Police Pensions Act 1976).