PART 2 Police Pensions
CHAPTER 3

21 Glossary of expressions
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;”

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(b) after the definition of “the 2006 Regulations” 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;”

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

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(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.”

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