POLICE PART 1 GENERAL Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of certain expressions and references — general provision 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disablement 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 ELIGIBILITY FOR PENSION AWARDS, PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND RETIREMENT Eligibility for pension awards Application of Regulations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pension contributions payable by police officers 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election not to pay pension contributions 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pensionable service Reckoning of pensionable service 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous service reckonable without payment 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previous service reckonable on payment 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reckoning of part-time service 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service reckonable by reason of transfer value 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reckoning of service for purposes of awards 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retirement Retirement 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voluntary retirement 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory retirement on account of age 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency of the service 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory retirement on the ground of disablement 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effective date of retirement 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 PENSIONABLE PAY AND CONTRIBUTIONS Pensionable pay 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final pensionable pay 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average pensionable pay 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aggregate pension contributions for purposes of repayment 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 PENSION AWARDS Personal pensions Police officer’s ordinary pension 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of ordinary pension 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police officer’s ill-health pension 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of standard ill-health pension 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of enhanced top-up ill-health pension 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Police officer’s deferred pension 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early payment of deferred pension subject to actuarial reduction 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repayment of aggregate pension contributions 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deduction of tax from awards under regulation 7(4) or 31 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pension debit members — personal awards 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exchange of lump-sum for additional periodical payments 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commutation of small pension for lump-sum 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survivors' pensions Survivors' pensions — general provision 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survivors 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of adult survivors' pensions 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculation of child survivors' pensions 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guaranteed minimum pension Guaranteed minimum pension for the purposes of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awards on death — additional provisions Death gratuities — dependants 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Death gratuity — estate 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lump-sum death grant 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomination for lump-sum death grant 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pension debit members — awards on death 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevention of duplication 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase of awards by reference to the Pensions (Increase) Acts 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revision and withdrawal or forfeiture of awards Review and cancellation of pensions payable on the ground of permanent disablement 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of pension during service as a police officer 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduction of pension in case of default 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of early payment of deferred pension 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forfeiture of pension 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 PURCHASE OF INCREASED BENEFITS Election to purchase increased benefits 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acceptance and effect of elections 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lump-sum payments 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment by periodical contributions 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reckoning of increased benefits 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 PENSION SHARING: PENSION CREDIT MEMBERS Pension credit member’s entitlement to pension 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commutation of the pension credit benefit on the grounds of serious ill-health 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Death grants where pension credit member dies before pension credit benefits payable 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of general regulations 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 MEDICAL QUESTIONS AND APPEALS Eligibility for awards — general Eligibility for awards — general 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals Appeals 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitations on appeals 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions on eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement Reference to selected medical practitioner — eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against decisions on eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical questions — permanent disablement Reference of medical questions — permanent disablement 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal to independent medical referee ( IMR ) 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further reference to medical authority 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure and costs on appeals under regulation 68 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refusal to be medically examined 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 TRANSFER VALUES, PAYMENT, ETC Interpretation Interpretation — transfers 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificates of pensionable service on transfer between forces or rejoining the police service Certificates of pensionable service 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer values payable on leaving the police service or ceasing to make pension contributions Transfer values payable on leaving the police service or ceasing to make pension contributions 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on accepting or paying transfer values for pension credit rights 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mis-sold pensions Mis-sold pensions 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of awards Board responsibility for payment of awards 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment and duration of awards 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of awards otherwise than to beneficiary and application of payments 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment on behalf of officers of lifetime allowance charge 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 SPECIAL CASES Servicemen Interpretation 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awards to servicemen 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survivors' awards on death of servicemen 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevention of duplication 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of regulations 41, 42 and 43 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Servicemen who do not resume service in the police service 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pensionable service and pension contributions 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Former members of police force in Great Britain Former members of a police force in Great Britain 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of Police Service Northern Ireland transferring to a Police Service in Great Britain Members of Police Service Northern Ireland transferring to a Police Service in Great Britain 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of the Police Service Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-time) Members of the Police Service Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-time) 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .