Explanatory note

These Regulations make various amendments to the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988, the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006.

These amendments make provision for such Regulations to apply to an employed constable of the National Policing Improvement Agency (“NPIA”). An employed constable of NPIA is a member of staff of NPIA who is a constable and an employee of NPIA. The amendments enable specified employees of NPIA to remain members of the pension scheme established by the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988. The amendments also provide for the continued availability of benefits under the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006, where ‘an employed constable of NPIA’ is permanently disabled as a result of injury received in the execution of duty and also amend certain provisions of the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 which deal with the reckoning of service for the purposes of awards.

These Regulations make various amendments to the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988 to bring those regulations into line with the Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009.

These Regulations have effect in accordance with regulation 1. Retrospective effect is permitted by Articles 14 and 15 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.