3.—(1) For the purpose of this Schedule, a transition member (T) is in pensionable service under a police scheme while T is on unpaid leave from the employment to which that service relates.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)—
“a police scheme” means—
the 1987 scheme;
the 1988 NI police pension scheme;
the 2006 scheme;
the existing Scotland police pension scheme;
the 2009 NI police pension scheme;
the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme; or
the 2015 NI police pension scheme; and
“unpaid leave”, in relation to employment to which pensionable service under a police scheme relates, means—
a career break; or
any other period of unpaid leave—
that does not exceed 5 years; and
during which the employment relationship continues(1).
See regulation 22 for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues.