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236 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and effect

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Establishment of scheme

s.004 Members of the police service

s.005 Police pension authority

s.006 Scheme manager

s.007 Scheme manager approval

s.008 Delegation

s.009 Scheme manager's obligation to pass on member's records

s.010 Police Pension Board: establishment

s.011 Police Pension Board: membership

s.012 Police Pension Board: procedure

s.013 Police Pension Board: conflicts of interest

s.014 Payment of fees and expenses

s.015 Scheme advisory board: establishment

s.016 Scheme advisory board: membership

s.017 Scheme advisory board: conflicts of interest

s.018 Eligible Service

s.019 Periods of unpaid leave

s.020 Period of permanent service

s.021 Application of Chapter

s.022 Interpretation of Chapter

s.023 Automatic enrolment

s.024 Opting into this scheme

s.025 When an opt-in takes effect

s.026 Automatic re-enrolment

s.027 Opting out of this scheme

s.028 Opting out before the end of the initial period of eligible service

s.029 Opting out after the initial period of eligible service

s.030 Pensionable earnings

s.031 Pensionable earnings during a period of assumed pay

s.032 Interpretation

s.033 Determination of eligibility for payment of ill-health benefits

s.034 Re-determination of eligibility for payment of ill-health benefits

s.035 Reduced rate of member contributions

s.036 Selected medical practitioner's report

s.037 Appeal against selected medical practitioner's report

s.038 Revised report by third registered medical practitioner

s.039 Refusal to be medically examined

s.039 Elections and Chapter 4A

s.039 Application of this Chapter

s.039 Provision of information

s.039 Time period for election application

s.039 Scheme manager notifications

s.039 Revised contributions

s.039 Effect of failing to make an election application

s.039 Number of elections

s.039 Effect of compliance with this Chapter

s.040 Meaning of “deferred member”

s.041 Descriptions of accrued pension

s.042 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of deferment or retirement

s.043 Calculation of “retirement index adjustment”

s.044 Calculation of “retirement PIA index adjustment”

s.045 Determination of “the age addition”

s.046 Determination of “the assumed age addition”

s.047 Actuarial reduction on early payment of pension (early payment reduction)

s.048 Late payment supplement

s.049 Establishment of pension accounts: general

s.050 Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out

s.051 Application of Chapter

s.052 Establishment of active member's account

s.053 Receipt of a transfer value payment

s.054 Receipt of a club transfer value payment

s.055 Amount of pension for a scheme year

s.056 Opening balance, index adjustment, PIA Index adjustment and age addition

s.057 Closure and re-establishment of active member's account

s.058 Active member's account to remain open during periods of unpaid leave

s.059 Adjustment of active member's account after period of unpaid family leave or unpaid sick leave

s.060 Application of Chapter

s.061 Establishment of deferred member's account

s.062 Provisional amount of deferred pension

s.063 Adjustment of provisional amount

s.064 Closure of deferred member's account after gap in service not exceeding 5 years

s.065 Establishment of retirement account

s.066 Amount of retirement earned pension and retirement added pension

s.067 Closure of retirement account

s.068 Establishment of pension credit member's account

s.069 Other pension accounts

s.070 Application of Part

s.071 Police pension authority

s.072 Medical unfitness

s.073 Permanent medical unfitness

s.074 Decision of selected medical practitioner

s.075 Refusal to be medically examined or attend interviews

s.076 A report under this Part

s.077 Application of Chapter

s.078 Member of the police service engaged on relevant service

s.079 Referral of medical questions for purpose of regulation 80

s.080 Compulsory retirement on grounds of permanent medical unfitness

s.081 Compulsory retirement of member who was required to continue to serve

s.082 Compulsory retirement void if appeal is successful

s.083 Application of Chapter

s.084 Referral of medical questions for purpose of early payment of full retirement pension on grounds of permanent medical unfitness

s.085 Application of Part

s.086 Qualifying service

s.087 Descriptions of full retirement pension

s.088 Entitlement to full retirement pension (active members)

s.089 Entitlement to full retirement pension (deferred members)

s.090 Claim for payment of full retirement pension (active members)

s.091 Notice period for active members

s.092 Full retirement pension payable at member's state pension age (deferred members)

s.093 Full retirement pension payable early on grounds of permanent medical unfitness (deferred members)

s.094 Claim for early payment of full retirement pension otherwise than on grounds of permanent medical unfitness (deferred members)

s.095 Members who have been dismissed or required to resign

s.096 Annual rate of full retirement pension (active members)

s.097 Annual rate of full retirement pension (deferred members)

s.098 Full retirement pension ceasing to be payable

s.099 Payment thresholds

s.100 Entitlement to payment of ill-health pension

s.101 Payment of ill-health pension

s.102 Annual rate of ill-health pension under this scheme

s.103 Deferment of added pension attributable to recent payments

s.104 Referral of medical question for purpose of reduction of benefits

s.105 Reduction of pension in case of default

s.106 Refusal to be medically examined

s.107 Decision of scheme manager void if appeal against decision of selected medical practitioner is successful

s.108 Review of lower tier ill-health pension

s.109 Cancellation of lower tier ill-health pension if medical unfitness ceases

s.110 Entitlement to enhanced upper tier ill-health pension following claim for payment

s.111 Entitlement to enhanced upper tier ill-health pension following periodic review

s.112 Review and cancellation of enhanced upper tier ill-health pension

s.113 Cancellation of ill-health pension: failure to receive appropriate medical treatment

s.114 Review and cancellation of full retirement pension which came into payment early on the grounds of permanent medical unfitness

s.115 Referral of medical questions for purpose of a review

s.116 Refusal to be medically examined

s.117 Decision of scheme manager void if appeal against decision of selected medical practitioner is successful

s.118 Options under this Chapter

s.119 Exercising an option under this Chapter

s.120 Option to buy out early payment reduction

s.121 Option to defer payment of retirement added pension

s.122 Option to commute part of pension

s.123 Interpretation

s.124 Entitlement to pension credit member's pension

s.125 Claim for payment of pension credit member's pension

s.126 Payment of pension credit member's pension

s.127 Annual rate of pension credit member's pension

s.128 Pension credit member's rights

s.129 Option for pension credit member to commute part of pension

s.130 Option for pension credit member to commute whole pension (serious ill-health)

s.131 Application of Part to pension adjustment orders

s.132 Application of Part

s.133 Surviving adults

s.134 Meaning of “surviving adult partner”

s.135 Meaning of “surviving adult's pension”

s.136 Entitlement to surviving adult's pension

s.137 Surviving adult's pension payable in respect of pension debit member

s.138 Annual rate of surviving adult's pensions payable on death of pensioner member

s.139 Annual rate of surviving adult's pensions payable on death of deferred member

s.140 Annual rate of surviving adult's pensions payable on death of active member

s.141 Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity

s.142 Meaning of “eligible child's pension”

s.143 Meaning of “eligible child”

s.144 Eligible child's pension

s.145 Annual rate of eligible child's pension

s.146 Payment of pensions under this Part

s.147 Suspension and recovery of pensions paid under this Part

s.148 Provisional payment of eligible child's pensions: later adjustments

s.149 Adjustment of benefits to comply with the 2004 Act where members die over 75

s.150 Guaranteed minimum pensions for surviving spouses and civil partners

s.151 Nominations for lump sum death grants

s.152 Invalid nominations of individuals

s.153 Recovery of payment if nomination found to be invalid

s.154 Payment of lump sum death grants: general

s.155 Persons who may be paid lump sum death grant

s.156 Pension protection lump sum death benefit

s.157 Payment of pension instead of lump sum death grant for members who have reached 75

s.158 Meaning of “final pay”

s.159 Meaning of “annualised final pay”

s.160 Amount of lump sum death grant payable on death of active member

s.161 Amount of lump sum death grant payable on death of pension credit member

s.162 Amount payable under court order to former spouse or civil partner

s.163 Application of Chapter

s.164 Death gratuities - dependants

s.165 Death gratuity – estate

s.166 Payment of one benefit only in respect of deceased member

s.167 Amount of pensionable earnings

s.168 Annualised rate of pensionable earnings

s.169 Rate of member's contributions

s.170 Payment of member contributions

s.171 Option to pay member contributions for period of unpaid leave

s.172 Payment of member contributions for unpaid leave

s.173 Employer contributions

s.174 Deduction of payments for added pension under Schedule 3

s.175 Refund of all member contributions and payments for added pension made by the member

s.176 Member repays refund of contributions on rejoining this scheme

s.177 Application of Part

s.178 Interpretation of Part

s.179 Transfer payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements

s.180 Application for a statement of entitlement

s.181 Statement of entitlement

s.182 Request for transfer payment to be made

s.183 Calculating the amount of a transfer value or club transfer value

s.184 Request for transfer out after member repays to scheme manager a refund received under regulation 183

s.185 Effect of transfers-out

s.186 Application of Chapter

s.187 Interpretation of Chapter

s.188 Request for acceptance of a transfer payment

s.189 Transfer statement

s.190 Amount of transferred pension

s.191 Club transfer statement

s.192 Amount of club transfer earned pension

s.193 Interpretation

s.194 Transfers out

s.195 Transfers in

s.196 Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations

s.197 Employer cost cap

s.198 Meaning of “dual capacity member”

s.199 Payment of benefits to or in respect of a dual capacity member

s.200 Reduction in pension debit member's benefits

s.201 Late payment of retirement index adjustment or retirement PIA index adjustment

s.202 Commutation of small pensions

s.203 Interpretation and application

s.204 Guaranteed minimum under section 10 of the 1993 Act

s.205 Contracting-out rights

s.206 Appeals to the Department

s.207 Limitation on appeals against decision of scheme manager

s.208 Pension supervising authority

s.209 Forfeiture: offences committed by members

s.210 Forfeiture: offences committed by a member's beneficiary

s.211 Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses

s.212 Set-off

s.213 Forfeiture and set-off: procedure

s.214 Forfeiture: appeals to the Department

s.215 Scheme manager to be scheme administrator for purposes of Part 4 of Finance Act 2004

s.216 Payment on behalf of members of lifetime allowance charge

s.217 Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable

s.218 Information about payment of annual allowance charge

s.219 Reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge paid by scheme manager

s.219 Voluntary scheme pays arrangement

s.220 General prohibition on unauthorised payments

s.221 Calculation of periods of membership and service

s.222 Procedure on appeals to the Department

s.223 Evidence of entitlement

s.224 Provision of benefit information statements to members

s.225 Transitional provisions

s.226 Consequential Amendment

Schedules

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83 other schedules

s.sch001 Interpretation

s.sch001 Costs payable if hearing is cancelled, adjourned or postponed

s.sch001 Costs payable on decision

s.sch001 Appeal against a decision of a selected medical practitioner

s.sch001 Referral to the Independent Medical Referee

s.sch001 Referral of final decision for reconsideration

s.sch001 Referral to an appointed medical practitioner

s.sch001 Appointment of appeal tribunal

s.sch001 Procedure and costs on appeals to an appeal tribunal

s.sch001 Hearing the appeal

s.sch001 Written evidence or a written statement

s.sch002 The progressive medical conditions mentioned in regulation 110 are—

s.sch003 Interpretation

s.sch003 Amount of added (self only) pension for a scheme year(periodical payments)

s.sch003 Amount of added (all beneficiaries) pension for a scheme year (periodical payments)

s.sch003 Application of Part

s.sch003 Member's option to make a lump sum payment for added pension

s.sch003 Statement of amount of added pension

s.sch003 Amount of added (self only) pension (lump sum payment)

s.sch003 Amount of added (all beneficiaries) pension (lump sum payment)

s.sch003 Meaning of “overall limit of added pension”

s.sch003 Amount of accrued added pension may not exceed overall limit of added pension

s.sch003 Refund of overpayments

s.sch003 Added pension option exercisable by member

s.sch003 Application of Part

s.sch003 Member's option to make periodical payments for added pension

s.sch003 Cancellation of option by member

s.sch003 Periodical payments

s.sch004 Interpretation

s.sch004 Exception for full protection member during protection period

s.sch004 Active member of the 1988 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Meaning of “full protection member” (the 2006 scheme)

s.sch004 Exception for full protection member during protection period

s.sch004 Active member of the 2006 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Meaning of “tapered protection member” (the 1988 scheme)

s.sch004 Exception for tapered protection members during protection period

s.sch004 Active member of the 1988 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Meaning of “tapered protection member” (the 2006 scheme)

s.sch004 Exception for tapered protection members during protection period

s.sch004 Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”

s.sch004 Active member of the 2006 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Meaning of “ill-health pension” in relation to the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Meaning of “normal pension age under the existing police pension scheme”

s.sch004 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 When transition member reaches normal pension age under the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pension payable under this scheme when a 1988 transition member dies as a pensioner member

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pension payable under this scheme when a 2006 transition member dies as a pensioner member

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pension payable under this scheme when a 1988 transition member dies as a deferred member

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pensions payable under this scheme when a 2006 transition member dies as a deferred member

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pension payable under this scheme when a 1988 transition member dies as an active member

s.sch004 Pensionable service under a police scheme

s.sch004 Annual rate of surviving adult's pension payable under this scheme when a 2006 transition member dies as an active member

s.sch004 Payment of eligible child's pension in respect of any transition member

s.sch004 Lump sum death grant payable on death of active member

s.sch004 Death gratuities – dependents

s.sch004 Death gratuity– estate

s.sch004 Pensionable service under the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Becoming a deferred member of the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Qualifying for benefits on retirement under the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Refund of contributions under the existing police pension scheme

s.sch004 Calculation of weighted accrual for ... service in the 1988 scheme

s.sch004 Continuity of service (1988 transition members)

s.sch004 Calculation of lump sum under the 1988 scheme

s.sch004 Declaration under existing police pension scheme continues to have effect

s.sch004 Nomination under the existing police pension scheme continues to have effect

s.sch004 Meaning of “final salary benefit”

s.sch004 Acceptance of club transfer value payments

s.sch004 Joining this scheme or the 2006 scheme

s.sch004 Transition member with continuity of service

s.sch004 Active member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme on scheme closing date who joins 1988 scheme

s.sch004 Active member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme on scheme closing date who joins 2006 scheme

s.sch004 Active member of the 1988 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Continuity of service (2006 transition members)

s.sch004 Deferred member of 1988 scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Active member of the 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Active member of the 2006 Scotland police pension scheme on scheme closing date

s.sch004 Active member of an existing scheme on the scheme closing date

s.sch004 Meaning of “active member” of the 1988 scheme or the equivalent 1987 Great Britainpolice pension scheme

s.sch004 Meaning of “active member” of the 2006 scheme or the equivalent 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme or 2006 Scotland police pension scheme.

s.sch004 Meaning of “active member” of an existing scheme

s.sch004 Meaning of “full protection member” (the 1988 scheme)

s.sch005 The Royal Ulster Constabulary Pension Regulations 1988 are amended as...

s.sch005 After regulation A3(2) insert — (3) Where any person's entitlement...

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The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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