PART 2Amendments of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006
25. The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
26.—(1) Regulation 2 (meaning of certain expressions and references – general provisions) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2) for “member” substitute “police officer”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(a) for “the force” substitute “the police”.
(4) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) For the purposes of these Regulations an employed constable of NPIA shall be deemed to be a police officer, except where the context otherwise requires.
(5) In relation to an employed constable of NPIA—
(a)a reference in these Regulations to the police shall be construed as a reference to NPIA;
(b)a reference in these Regulations to the Board shall be construed as a reference to NPIA.”.
27.—(1) Regulation 5 (injury received in the execution of duty) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)(d) after “SOCA” insert “or an employed constable of NPIA”.
(3) In paragraph (3A) after “SOCA” insert “or an employed constable of NPIA”.
(4) After paragraph (3B) insert—
“(3C) In the case of a person who is an employed constable of NPIA, paragraph (2) (a) shall have effect as if references to duty and being on duty were references to acting within the scope of the person’s employment.”.
28.—(1) Regulation 37 (withdrawal of pension during service as a police officer) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraphs (2) and (3)”.
(3) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) This regulation shall not apply in relation to any period during which a pensioner is serving as an employed constable of NPIA, where that period of service commenced on or before 10th November 2010.”.
29.—(1) Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions) is amended as follows.
(2) The following definitions are inserted in the appropriate places—
““employed constable of NPIA” means a member of staff of NPIA who is a constable and an employee of NPIA;”.
““NPIA” means the National Policing Improvement Agency;”.
(3) In the definition of “police officer” at the end of paragraph (c) insert—
“or
an employed constable of NPIA;”.