The Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007

Certificates of pensionable service

73.—(1) This paragraph applies where a regular police officer transfers from a police force in Great Britain to the police service.

(2) In a case where paragraph (1) applies, the police authority of that force shall furnish the Board with a certificate stating—

(a) the amount of the pensionable service which the regular police officer to whom this paragraph applies is entitled to reckon by reason of previous service in a police force in Great Britain in accordance with regulations 8 to 13;

(b) whether or not that regular police officer has, at the time of leaving service in the force maintained by the police authority, made an election under regulation 7 (election not to pay pension contributions), and

(c) where that police officer is a pension debit member under Part 6, the appropriate percentage by which his future benefits are to be reduced under regulation 33.

(3) On the acceptance of a certificate under paragraph (2) by the Board, any entitlement of a regular police officer to whom this regulation applies to an award from the police authority shall cease to have effect.

(4) In a case where paragraph (1) applies, the police authority shall furnish the regular police officer with a copy of the certificate furnished under paragraph (2) together with a description of the effect of paragraph (2).

(5) This paragraph applies where a police officer transfers from the police service to a police force in Great Britain.

(6) In a case where paragraph (5) applies, the Board shall furnish the police authority of that force with a certificate stating—

(a) the amount of the pensionable service which the police officer to whom this paragraph applies is entitled to reckon by reason of previous service in the service in accordance with regulations 8 to 13;

(b) whether or not that police officer has, at the time of leaving service in the police service, made an election under regulation 7 (election not to pay pension contributions), and

(c) where that police officer is a pension debit member under Part 6, the appropriate percentage by which his future benefits are to be reduced under regulation 33.

(7) On the acceptance of a certificate under paragraph (6) by the police authority, any entitlement of a police officer to whom this regulation applies to an award from the Board shall cease to have effect.

(8) In a case where paragraph (5) applies, the Board shall furnish the police officer with a copy of the certificate furnished under paragraph (6), together with a description of the effect of paragraph (6).