The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2003

4.—(1) Regulation G6 (payments by women members to enhance widowers' awards) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b) for the words “includes service” there are substituted the words “includes pensionable service that is reckonable by reason of service or employment”, and

(b) in the words following that sub-paragraph for the words “service before” there are substituted the words “pensionable service that is reckonable by reason of service or employment before”.

(3) At the end of paragraph (3) there are inserted the words

“or

(c) if such contributions have ceased to be payable either before or during that period and again become payable more than 2 years after the date of cessation, but on or before the date on which the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2003 come into force, that date, or

(d) if such contributions have ceased to be payable either before or during that period and again become payable more than 2 years after the date of cessation, but after the date on which the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2003 come into force, the date on which they again become payable.”.

(4) For paragraph (4) there is substituted—

“(4) In a case where the material date is the date given by paragraph (3)(a) or (b), the additional contributions to be paid are calculated, subject to paragraphs (6) to (11), in accordance with the Table in paragraph (18) by reference to the whole of the woman’s pensionable service reckonable by reason of service or employment before 17th May 1990.

(4A) In a case where the material date is the date given by paragraph (3)(c) or (d), the additional contributions to be paid are such amounts as are determined in accordance with such guidance and Tables as the Government Actuary may issue for the purpose or, in any case where that guidance indicates that special considerations apply, such amounts as the Government Actuary determines for the case in question.”.

(5) At the beginning of paragraph (5) there are inserted the words “In a case where the material date is the date given by paragraph (3)(a) or (b),”.

(6) In paragraphs (7)(b), (10)(b) and (14) for the word “service” there are substituted the words “pensionable service”.

(7) At the beginning of paragraph (13)(a) there are inserted the words “except where the payments are made in pursuance of an election for which the material date is that given by paragraph (3)(c) or (d),”.

(8) In paragraph (15) after the words “pensionable service”, in both places where they occur, there are inserted the words “reckonable by reason of service or employment”.

(9) In the Table in paragraph (18)—

(a) after the words “pensionable service”, in the first place where they occur, there are inserted the words “reckonable by reason of service or employment”, and

(b) after those words, in the second place where they occur, there are inserted the words “so reckonable”.