Paragraph 2 The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Regulation A6 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

In paragraph (5A), for “specified employee of SOCA” substitute “specified NCA officer”.

For paragraph (5B) substitute—

“(5B)

In relation to a specified NCA officer, any reference in these Regulations—

(a)

to a force shall be construed as a reference to the NCA;

(b)

to a police pension authority shall be construed as a reference to the Director General of the NCA;

(c)

to a pension supervising authority shall be construed as a reference to the Secretary of State.”.

For paragraph (5C) substitute—

“(5C)

For the purposes of regulation A4(3) to (6)—

(a)

a specified NCA officer shall be deemed to hold the rank of a member of a home police force (other than the metropolitan police force) equivalent to his grade as set out in the following table—

Grade	Equivalent rank
5	Constable
4	Sergeant
3	Inspector (but not chief inspector)
2	Superintendent (but not chief superintendent)
1	Chief superintendent

(b)

a specified NCA officer with a grade which is higher than 1 shall be deemed to hold the rank of assistant chief constable.”.

Omit paragraphs (5D), (5E) and (5F).