# The Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 4: General interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;
“active member” has the meaning given in section 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995;
“AFPS 14” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme established under regulation 2 of the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014;
“AFPS 14 regulations” means the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014;
“AFPS 05” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 established by regulation 2 of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005;
“AFPS 75” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 set out in—
(a)Orders in Council made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865;
(b)The Army Pensions Warrant 1977; and
(c)Orders and regulations made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917.
“connected scheme” is to be read in accordance with section 4(6) of the Act;
“deferred pension age” has the meaning given in section 10(3) of the Act and refers to the membership of the AFPS 14;
“EDP 2015” means the scheme established by the Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Regulations 2014;
“final pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in regulation 5;
“flexible service” means one or both of the following types of service—
(a)part-time service;
(b)restricted separation service,
and references to a person serving on flexible terms must be construed accordingly;
“normal pension age” has the meaning given in section 10(2) of the Act and refers to membership of the AFPS 14;
“part-time service” means—
(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;
(b)for a person who is an officer, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;
“qualifying service” has the meaning given in regulation 7;
“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;
“restricted separation service” means—
(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;
(b)for a person who is an officer, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;
“reserve forces” has the same meaning as in the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (see section 1(2));
“this scheme” means the scheme established by these Regulations;
“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;
“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;
“scheme manager” means the Secretary of State;
“scheme year” means a period of one year beginning with 1st April and ending with 31st March;
“service reduction percentage” has the meaning given in regulation 5A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2328/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-early-departure-payments-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-4
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