Regulation 2 Application
These Regulations apply to eligible persons.
An eligible person is a person—
who immediately before 1st April 1994 was a member of the metropolitan police force holding a qualifying rank otherwise than on temporary promotion to it under regulation 8(1) of the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1979f1 from a rank below inspector;
who on that date had not attained the age of 54; and
who has after 31st March 1994 and before 1st April 1995 ceased in the circumstances specified in paragraph (4) to be a member of the metropolitan police force.
The qualifying ranks are inspector, chief inspector, superintendent and chief superintendent.
The circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(c) are that he was, or but for an election under regulation G4 of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987f2 (election not to pay pension contributions) would have been, entitled to reckon at least 30 years' pensionable service for the purposes of those Regulations, had not attained the age of 54 and was not—
dismissed or required to resign under the Police (Discipline) Regulations 1985f3; or
required to retire under regulation A19 (efficiency of the force) or A20 (permanent disablement) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987.