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Regulation 4 Disablement gratuityF1I1

England, Wales and Scotland

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(1)

This Regulation shall apply to a person who—

(a)

receives or received an injury without his own default in the execution of his duty, whether before, on or after 25th November 1982; and

(b)

on or after that date ceases or has ceased to be a member of a police force; and

(c)

on or after that date and within 12 months of so receiving that injury, becomes or became totally and permanently disabled as a result thereof.

(2)

Subject to the following provisions of these Regulations, the police authority for the force in which a person to whom this Regulation applies last served shall pay to him a gratuity of an amount equal to whichever is the lesser of the following amounts, namely—

(a)

five times the annual value of his pensionable pay on his last day of service as a member of a police force;

(b)

the sum of four times his total remuneration during the 12 months ending with his last day of service as a member of a police force and the amount of his aggregate pension contributions in respect of the relevant period of service.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (S.) (with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/68), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 Pt. 3 (with reg. 9)

Commencement

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Reg. 4 in force at 17.3.1987 with retropsective effect from 25.11.1982, see reg. 2