Regulation 21 Glossary of expressions

after the definition of “the 1987 regulations” insert—

• ““the 1987 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 1987 Regulations;

• “1987 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;”;

after the definition of “the 2006 Regulations”^f1 insert—

• ““the 2006 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 2006 Regulations;

• “2006 transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations;

• “the 2015 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 2015;

• “the 2015 scheme” means the scheme set out in the 2015 Regulations;”;

in the definition of “aggregate pension contributions” after “regulation 4(4)” insert “or 4A(8), as the case may be”;

in the definition of “average pensionable pay” after “regulation 4(2)” insert “or 4A(2)(b) as the case may be”;

in the definition of “disablement” after “regulation 7” insert “or 7A, as the case may be”;

in the definition of “pensionable pay” after “regulation 4(1)” insert “or regulation 4A(2)(a) as the case may be”;

after the definition of “the Pensions (Increase) Acts” insert—

• ““period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme” in relation to a member of that scheme, means a period in which the member is in eligible service as defined in regulation 21 of the 2015 Regulations other than a period in which the member is on—

  1. (a)

     a career break as defined in regulation 2 of those Regulations; or

  2. (b)

     any other period of unpaid leave mentioned in regulation 21(3)(b) of those Regulations;

• “period of pensionable service under the 2015 scheme”, in relation to a member of that scheme, means the total of—

  1. (a)

     any period of pensionable service as defined in section 37 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013^f2;

  2. (b)

     any period of assumed pay as defined in regulation 34(2) of the 2015 Regulations; and

  3. (c)

     any period of eligible service under the 2015 scheme in respect of which the member had opted out of that scheme;”;

after the definition of “step child” insert—

• ““totally disabled” has the meaning given in regulation 7(6);

• “transition member with continuity of service” means—

  1. (a)

     a 1987 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the 2015 Regulations; or

  2. (b)

     a 2006 transition member with continuity of service within the meaning of paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.