Police Pensions Act 1976

7 Payment of pensions and contributions. E+W+S

(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 [F1 such other payments and receipts as are mentioned in sections 1(2A) and 4(2) above, being paid] 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 M1 Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945;

[F2 (b) an officer engaged on service pursuant to an appointment under section 10 of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980;

(ba) a person engaged on temporary service in accordance with arrangements made under [F3 section 26(2) of the Police Act 1996] or section 12A(2) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967;

(bb) a person engaged on service in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, whose service is or was for the time being service in respect of which the provisions of [F4 section 97of the Police Act 1996] or, as the case may be, section 38A of the M2 Police (Scotland) Act 1967 have or had effect;]

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

[F5 (ca) the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service;

(cb) the Director General of the National Crime Squad;

(cc) a police member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under subsection (1)(b) of section 9 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section;

(cd) a police member of the National Crime Squad appointed under subsection (1)(b) of section 55 of the Police Act 1997 by virtue of subsection (2)(a) of that section;]

[F6 (ce) a member of the staff of the Central Police Training and Development Authority who holds the rank of constable but is not engaged on service of the kind described in section 97(1)(cd) of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) (temporary service);]

(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.

[F7 (4) Where regulations are made under section 1 above by the Scottish Ministers by reason of a transfer of functions under the Scotland Act 1998, this section shall have effect with the following modifications:–

(a) in each of subsections (1) and (2), for “into the Consolidated Fund or out of money provided by Parliament” substitute “ into or out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund ”;

(b) in subsection (3), for “money provided by Parliament” substitute “ the Scottish Consolidated Fund ”.]

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 s. 7: for previous exercises of power see Index to Government Orders

S. 7: S. 1 ( with ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ) : power exercised by S.I. 1991/1304

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 7(1) substituted (21.3.1997) by 1997 c. 52, s. 1(2)

F2 S. 7(2)(b)(ba)(bb) substituted for s. 7(2)(b) (21.7.1994 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 44, 94(3)(c), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 19; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch. (with art. 5)

F3 Words in s. 7(2)(ba) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 29(2)

F4 Words in s. 7(2)(bb) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 29(3)

F5 S. 7(2)(ca)-(cd) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 126(1); S.I. 2002/344, art. 3 (with art. 4);

F6 S. 7(2)(ce) inserted (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, s. 102, Sch. 4 para 6(2); S.I. 2002/533, art. 2

F7 S. 7(4) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1(1), 6(1), Sch. 5 para. 4 (with art. 7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 7: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)

Marginal Citations

M1 1945 c. 17.

M2 1967 c. 28.