The Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007

Made: 15th November 2007

Laid before Parliament: 5th December 2007

Coming into operation: 31st December 2007

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PART 1 — GENERAL

Citation and commencement

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Meaning of certain expressions and references — general provision

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Disablement

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PART 2 — ELIGIBILITY FOR PENSION AWARDS, PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND RETIREMENT

Eligibility for pension awards

Application of Regulations

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Pension contributions payable by police officers

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Eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement

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Election not to pay pension contributions

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Pensionable service

Reckoning of pensionable service

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Previous service reckonable without payment

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Previous service reckonable on payment

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Reckoning of part-time service

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Service reckonable by reason of transfer value

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Reckoning of service for purposes of awards

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Retirement

Retirement

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Voluntary retirement

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Compulsory retirement on account of age

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Compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency of the service

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Compulsory retirement on the ground of disablement

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Effective date of retirement

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PART 3 — PENSIONABLE PAY AND CONTRIBUTIONS

Pensionable pay

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Final pensionable pay

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Average pensionable pay

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Aggregate pension contributions for purposes of repayment

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PART 4 — PENSION AWARDS

Personal pensions

Police officer’s ordinary pension

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Calculation of ordinary pension

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Police officer’s ill-health pension

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Calculation of standard ill-health pension

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Calculation of enhanced top-up ill-health pension

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Police officer’s deferred pension

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Early payment of deferred pension subject to actuarial reduction

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Repayment of aggregate pension contributions

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Deduction of tax from awards under regulation 7(4) or 31

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Pension debit members — personal awards

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Exchange of lump-sum for additional periodical payments

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Commutation of small pension for lump-sum

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Survivors' pensions

Survivors' pensions — general provision

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Survivors

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Calculation of adult survivors' pensions

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Calculation of child survivors' pensions

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Guaranteed minimum pension

Guaranteed minimum pension for the purposes of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993

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Awards on death — additional provisions

Death gratuities — dependants

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Death gratuity — estate

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Lump-sum death grant

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Nomination for lump-sum death grant

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Pension debit members — awards on death

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Prevention of duplication

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Increase of awards by reference to the Pensions (Increase) Acts

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Revision and withdrawal or forfeiture of awards

Review and cancellation of pensions payable on the ground of permanent disablement

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Withdrawal of pension during service as a police officer

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Reduction of pension in case of default

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Withdrawal of early payment of deferred pension

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Forfeiture of pension

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PART 5 — PURCHASE OF INCREASED BENEFITS

Election to purchase increased benefits

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Acceptance and effect of elections

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Lump-sum payments

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Payment by periodical contributions

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Reckoning of increased benefits

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PART 6 — PENSION SHARING: PENSION CREDIT MEMBERS

Pension credit member’s entitlement to pension

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Commutation of the pension credit benefit on the grounds of serious ill-health

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Death grants where pension credit member dies before pension credit benefits payable

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Application of general regulations

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PART 7 — MEDICAL QUESTIONS AND APPEALS

Eligibility for awards — general

Eligibility for awards — general

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Appeals

Appeals

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Limitations on appeals

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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

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Appeals against decisions on eligibility for pension awards payable on the ground of permanent disablement

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Medical questions — permanent disablement

Reference of medical questions — permanent disablement

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Appeal to independent medical referee (IMR)

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Further reference to medical authority

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Procedure and costs on appeals under regulation 68

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Refusal to be medically examined

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PART 8 — TRANSFER VALUES, PAYMENT, ETC

Interpretation

Interpretation — transfers

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Certificates of pensionable service on transfer between forces or rejoining the police service

Certificates of pensionable service

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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

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Prohibition on accepting or paying transfer values for pension credit rights

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Mis-sold pensions

Mis-sold pensions

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Payment of awards

Board responsibility for payment of awards

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Payment and duration of awards

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Payment of awards otherwise than to beneficiary and application of payments

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Payment on behalf of officers of lifetime allowance charge

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Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable

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PART 9 — SPECIAL CASES

Servicemen

Interpretation

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Awards to servicemen

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Survivors' awards on death of servicemen

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Prevention of duplication

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Application of regulations 41, 42 and 43

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Servicemen who do not resume service in the police service

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Pensionable service and pension contributions

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Former members of police force in Great Britain

Former members of a police force in Great Britain

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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

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Members of the Police Service Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-time)

Members of the Police Service Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-time)

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Amendment of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006

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SCHEDULE 1 — GLOSSARY OF EXPRESSIONS

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SCHEDULE 2 — APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS TO OFFICERS TO WHOM REGULATION 4(2) AND (3) APPLIES

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SCHEDULE 3 — TRANSFER ELECTIONS UNDER REGULATION 4(8)

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SCHEDULE 4 — PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL CONDITIONS

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SCHEDULE 5 — AMENDMENT OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND RESERVE (INJURY BENEFIT) REGULATIONS 2006

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Signed

Shaun Woodward — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — Date 12th November 2007

We consent to the making of these regulations

Dave Watts — Steve McCabe — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — Date 15th November 2007

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c. 32. Both sections have been modified by section 49 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (“2000 Act”) (c. 32)

[^f00002]: This subsection was inserted by paragraph 23(6) of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act

[^f00003]: c. 16. Modified by Section 49 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Order Act 2000 (“2000 Act”)

[^f00004]: Article 14 and 15 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (1972/1073 (N.I. 10)) allows regulations relating to pensions under section 25 or 26 of the 1998 Act to have retrospective effect. Article 15 was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the 1998 Act.

[^f00005]: 1992 c. 7.

[^f00006]: S.R. 2005 No. 547

[^f00007]: Pensions Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 c. 49

[^f00008]: 1971 c. 35 (N.I.)

[^f00009]: 1971 c. 35

[^f00010]: Section 57 was amended by the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Schedule 3, paragraph 47, by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Schedule 5, Part 1, paragraph 6(2), and by the Pensions Act 2004 Schedule 12, paragraphs 9 and 12

[^f00011]: 2004 c. 12.

[^f00012]: S,R. 1996 No. 493

[^f00013]: S.R. 1997 No. 153

[^f00014]: S.R. 2004 No. 1054

[^f00015]: S.R. 1987 No. 459.

[^f00016]: 1992 c. 8.

[^f00017]: 1993 c. 49; section 9 has been amended by the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 No. 3213 (NI 22), schedule 3, paragraph 20 and schedule 5, Part III; the Social Security Contribution (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2), schedule 1, paragraph 38; and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), schedule 11, paragraphs 1 and 22(1) and (3); and subsection (1) has been modified in certain cases by the Protected Rights (Transfer Payment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.I.1996/1461), regulation 6(4) and the Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) Regulations 1996 (S.I.1996/1462), regulations 12 and 13 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 7.

[^f00018]: 1971 c. 35. (NI).

[^f00019]: Section 4(1) was amended by Article 133 (2) and Schedule 5 to the Pensions Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.I.1995/3213) (N.I. 22), paragraph 21(a) and by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 Schedule 1, paragraph 34(a).

[^f00020]: Section 5(2)(b) was substituted by section 136(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Order 1999, schedule 1, paragraph 35(1) and (2).

[^f00021]: S.R. 2006 No. 268

[^f00022]: Paragraph 43 has been amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35) and paragraph 18(3) of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).

[^f00023]: 1993 c. 49.

[^f00024]: 2004 c. 12

[^f00025]: S.I. 1999 No. 3147; the relevant regulations are S.R.2000 No. 145, as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 335.

[^f00026]: S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. ).

[^f00027]: Subsection (1) of section 1 was so numbered by the Pensions Northern Ireland Act 2004 (c. 35), section 293(1) and (2) and the definition of “public service pension scheme” was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820; article 4, Schedule 2, Part I, paragraph 113(a) and (b)).

[^f00028]: 2004 c. 12.

[^f00029]: Section 97AA(1)(b) was inserted by Article 241 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.

[^f00030]: 1986 c. 60.

[^f00031]: 2000 c. 8.

[^f00032]: 1971 c. 56 and 1974 c. 9.

[^f00033]: 1965 c. 32

[^f00034]: 2004 c. 12

[^f00035]: Subsection (1) of section 216 was amended by the Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Schedule 10, paragraphs 1, 31 and 42, and Schedule 23, paragraphs 1 and 30.

[^f00036]: 1996 c. 14

[^f00037]: 1980 c. 9.

[^f00038]: S.R. 1994 No. 197

[^f00039]: S.R. 2000 relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2001 No. 184, S.R. 2003 No. 68, S.R. 2005 No. 341. The RUC Conduct (Senior Officers) Regulations S.R. 2000 No. 320 were amended by S.R. 2001 No. 184, S.R. 2003 No. 68 and S.R. 2004 No. 315.

[^f00040]: S.R. 1988 No. 374

[^f00041]: 1993 c. 49.

[^f00042]: 1999 c. 30.

[^f00043]: S.R. 2005 No. 547

[^f00044]: 2000 c. 32

[^f00045]: 2004 c. 33.

[^f00046]: S.R. 2000 No. 315 which were subsequently amended by S.R. 2001 No. 184, S.R. 2003 No. 68 then by S.R. 2004 No. 315 then by S.R. 2005 No. 341.

[^f00047]: S.R. 2000 No. 320 which were subsequently amended by S.R. 2001 No. 184 then by S.R. 2003 No. 68 then by S.R. 2004 No. 315.

[^f00048]: Regulation 5 has been amended by S.R. 2004 No. 379

[^f00049]: 1995 c. 26

[^f00050]: S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11).

[^f00051]: 1999 c. 30.

[^f00052]: 2004 c. 33.

[^f00053]: 1971 c. 35 (N.I.).

[^f00054]: 1974 c. 9.

[^f00055]: 1976 c. 35; section 11(2) was amended by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), Schedule 5, Part 2, paragraph 20(3), the 1996 Act, Schedule 7, paragraph 33, the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), Schedule 9, paragraph 33(2)(b) and 33(2)(c), the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), section 126(3) and Schedule 4, paragraph 6 and the Police Reform Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraph 7(1) and (2).

[^f00056]: 2000 c. 32.

[^f00057]: Section 97(1) was amended by the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), Schedule 9, paragraph 86(2), the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16), Schedule 4, paragraph 7(3)(a), the International Development Act 2002 (c. 1), Schedule 3, paragraph 11 and Schedule 4, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 and 30(1) and (2) and the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), Schedule 7, paragraph 19(1).

[^f00058]: 1992 c. 7.

[^f00059]: S.R. 1988 No. 379; relevant amendments were made by S.R. 1990 No. 411 and S.R. 2004 No. 384.

[^f00060]: S.R. 1988 No. 379; relevant amendments were made by S.R. 1990/411 S.R. 2004/384 and 2006/122

[^f00061]: S.R. 2006/268

[^f00062]: Article 15(c), (d) and (e) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”).

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