{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-early-departure-payments-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-early-departure-payments-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2328",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-early-departure-payments-scheme-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "General interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;\n“active member” has the meaning given in section 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995;\n“AFPS 14” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme established under regulation 2 of the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014;\n“AFPS 14 regulations” means the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014;\n“AFPS 05” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 established by regulation 2 of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005;\n“AFPS 75” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 set out in—\n(a)Orders in Council made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865;\n(b)The Army Pensions Warrant 1977; and\n(c)Orders and regulations made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917.\n“connected scheme” is to be read in accordance with section 4(6) of the Act;\n“deferred pension age” has the meaning given in section 10(3) of the Act and refers to the membership of the AFPS 14;\n“EDP 2015” means the scheme established by the Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Regulations 2014;\n“final pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in regulation 5;\n“flexible service” means one or both of the following types of service—\n(a)part-time service;\n(b)restricted separation service,\nand references to a person serving on flexible terms must be construed accordingly;\n“normal pension age” has the meaning given in section 10(2) of the Act and refers to membership of the AFPS 14;\n“part-time service” means—\n(a)for an enlisted person, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement provided for in regulations made under section 329(2)(ha) of the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n(b)for a person who is an officer, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;\n“qualifying service” has the meaning given in regulation 7;\n“regular forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006 (see section 374). It does not include those who are recalled for permanent regular service under Part 7 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996;\n“restricted separation service” means—\n(a)for an enlisted person, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement which does not restrict the member’s service in a particular area but does make it subject to other geographic restrictions provided for in regulations made under section 329(2)(i) of the Armed Forces Act 2006;\n(b)for a person who is an officer, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;\n“reserve forces” has the same meaning as in the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (see section 1(2));\n“this scheme” means the scheme established by these Regulations;\n“scheme actuary” means the actuary appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence to provide a consulting service on actuarial matters relevant to this scheme;\n“scheme administrator”, in relation to a member or a function, means the person responsible for the day to day administration of the scheme in relation to the member or in respect of the function;\n“scheme manager” means the Secretary of State;\n“scheme year” means a period of one year beginning with 1st April and ending with 31st March;\n“service reduction percentage” has the meaning given in regulation 5A.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4 inserted (1.4.2015) by The Armed Forces Pension Scheme and Early Departure Payments Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/466), regs. 1(2), 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4 inserted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Armed Forces (Transitional Provisions) Pensions Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/568), regs. 1(2), 42"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4 inserted (1.4.2019) by The Armed Forces Pension Schemes and Early Departure Payments Schemes (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1111), regs. 1(3), 6(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "28 and 29 Vict. c.73"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "7 and 8 Geo 5 c.51"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1996 c. 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2328/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:04:19.743459+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}