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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Police Pensions Act 1976</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to consolidate the Police Pensions Act 1948 and certain other enactments relating to the pensions to be paid to and in respect of members of police forces.</dc:description><dc:date>1979-05-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2023-08-17</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/body" NumberOfProvisions="16" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2023-08-17"><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="1991-06-04"><Title> Application of regulations to existing members.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c7219131"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c7219141"/>2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1" id="section-2-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any regulations made under section 1 above shall be so framed as to secure, for existing members of police forces, the results—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1/a" id="section-2-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>as to compulsory age of retirement, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/1/b" id="section-2-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>as to scale of pensions payable under the regulations, specified respectively in subsections (2) and (3) below.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/2" id="section-2-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The result as to compulsory age of retirement referred to in subsection (1) above is that the times at which an existing member of a police force is or may be required under the regulations to retire on the ground of age do not, unless he at any time elects otherwise, differ from those which would have been applicable in his case if the regulations in question had not come into force.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3" id="section-2-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The result as to scale of pensions referred to in subsection (1) above is that the scale of pensions payable under the regulations to an existing member of a police force who ceases to be a member of that police force either—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3/a" id="section-2-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>after having served for any period prescribed by the regulations in question, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/3/b" id="section-2-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>by reason of infirmity of mind or body (not being due to injury received in the execution of his duty) after having served for any shorter period so prescribed,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>is not, unless he elects otherwise within such time and in such manner as may be so prescribed, less favourable than the scale applicable in his case immediately before the coming into force of the regulations.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/4" id="section-2-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c7219151"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Regulations made under section 1 above shall not be invalid by reason that in fact they do not secure the results specified in subsections (2) and (3) above, but if the Secretary of State is satisfied, or it is held by the High Court or by the Court of Session, that any such regulations have failed to secure those results, the Secretary of State shall so soon as may be make under section 1 the necessary amending regulations, and any such amending regulations shall have effect as from the date of the coming into force of the regulations which they amend.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/35/section/2/5" id="section-2-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section, “<Term id="term-existing-member">existing member</Term>”, in relation to any police force, means a person who is serving in that police force at the date when the regulations in questions come into force.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c7219131" Type="P"><Para><Text>S. 2: for previous execises of power see Index to Government Orders</Text></Para><Para><Text>S. 2: S. 1 ( with ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ) : power exercised by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1304" id="c00026" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="1304">S.I. 1991/1304</Citation></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7219141" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 2: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750" id="c00028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="1750">S.I. 1999/1750</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00029" CitationRef="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00030" CitationRef="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00031" CitationRef="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00032" CitationRef="c00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/7" SectionRef="article-7">art. 7</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c7219151" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 2(4) amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1961/35" id="c00034" Year="1961" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="35" Title="Police Pensions Act 1961">Police Pensions Act 1961 (c. 35)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00035" CitationRef="c00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1961/35/section/1/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-1-3">s. 1(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>