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PART 2Police Pensions

CHAPTER 3

Glossary of expressions

21.  In Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)—

(a)after the definition of “the 1987 regulations” insert—

““the 1987 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 1987 Regulations;

“1987 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;”;

(b)after the definition of “the 2006 Regulations”(1) insert—

““the 2006 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 2006 Regulations;

“2006 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;

“the 2015 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 2015;

“the 2015 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 2015 Regulations;”;

(c)in the definition of “aggregate pension contributions” after “regulation 4(4)” insert “or 4A(8), as the case may be”;

(d)in the definition of “average pensionable pay” after “regulation 4(2)” insert “or 4A(2)(b) as the case may be”;

(e)in the definition of “disablement” after “regulation 7” insert “or 7A, as the case may be”;

(f)in the definition of “pensionable pay” after “regulation 4(1)” insert “or regulation 4A(2)(a) as the case may be”;

(g)after the definition of “the Pensions (Increase) Acts” insert—

““period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme” in relation to a member of that scheme, means a period in which the member is in eligible service as defined in regulation 21 of the 2015 Regulations other than a period in which the member is on—

(a)

a career break as defined in regulation 2 of those Regulations; or

(b)

any other period of unpaid leave mentioned in regulation 21(3)(b) of those Regulations;

“period of pensionable service under the 2015 scheme”, in relation to a member of that scheme, means the total of—

(a)

any period of pensionable service as defined in section 37 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2);

(b)

any period of assumed pay as defined in regulation 34(2) of the 2015 Regulations; and

(c)

any period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme in respect of which the member had opted out of that scheme;”;

(h)after the definition of “step child” insert—

““totally disabled” has the meaning given in regulation 7(6);

“transition member with continuity of service” means—

(a)

a 1987 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations; or

(b)

a 2006 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.

(1)

The definition of “the 2006 Regulations” was inserted by S.I. 2006/3415.