Police Pensions Act 1976

7 Payment of pensions and contributions

(1) Regulations made under section 1 above shall specify the persons by and to whom and the funds into or out of which pensions and contributions in respect of pension rights are to be payable, may provide for the establishment or continuance of special funds for the purpose, and, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) below, may provide for payments of contributions or pensions, and such other payments as are mentioned in section 4(2) above, being made into the Consolidated Fund or out of moneys provided by Parliament.

(2) No regulations made by virtue of this section shall provide for payments into the Consolidated Fund or out of moneys provided by Parliament except in relation to a person who is or has been—

(a) such a person as is mentioned in section 1(1) of the [1945 c. 17.] Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 ;

(b) an officer to whom the [1958 c. 14.] Overseas Service Act 1958 applies or applied, whose service as such an officer is or was for the time being service in respect of which the provisions of section 5 of that Act have or had effect;

(c) an inspector or assistant inspector of constabulary; or

(d) a person engaged on central service;

or any other person whose salary or remuneration is or was wholly or partly payable out of moneys provided by Parliament or who is or may become entitled to or eligible for a pension so payable.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above regulations shall not be treated as providing for payments out of moneys provided by Parliament by reason only that, as a result of the making of the regulations, an increased sum may be payable out of moneys provided by way of a grant towards the expenses of a police force.