PART 2Police Pensions

CHAPTER 3

Glossary of expressions21

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”25 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—

    1. a

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

    2. 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—

    1. a

      any period of pensionable service as defined in section 37 of the Public Service Pensions Act 201326;

    2. b

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

    3. 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—

    1. a

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

    2. b

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