{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-northern-ireland-regulations-2009/regulation-72",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-northern-ireland-regulations-2009/regulation-72.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/79",
  "legislation_title": "THE POLICE PENSION (NORTHERN IRELAND) REGULATIONS 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-northern-ireland-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/72",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "72",
  "heading": "Interpretation - transfers",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n(a) a reference to a police officer transferring to a police force in Great Britain shall be construed as a reference to his leaving the police service and joining a police force in Great Britain as a regular police officer with—\n(i) in the case of the Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable or an Assistant Chief Constable, the consent of the Board and the approval of the Secretary of State; and\n(ii) in any other case, the consent of the Chief Constable and after having given a month’s notice in writing to the Board, or such shorter period of notice as may have been accepted by the Board.\n(aa) a reference to a police officer transferring to a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of a specified NCA officer, be construed as his leaving NCA for the purpose of becoming a regular policeman in Great Britain and becoming such a regular policeman, where he leaves NCA—\n(i) after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to NCA, or\n(ii) after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the specified NCA officer and NCA.\n(ab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) a reference to a regular police officer having transferred from a police force in Great Britain to the police service shall be construed as a reference to his leaving a police force in Great Britain and joining the police service as a police trainee or police officer, subject to—\n(i) in the case of a Chief Officer of police, Deputy Chief Constable, or an Assistant Chief Constable, obtaining the consent of the police authority concerned; and\n(ii) in any other case, obtaining the consent of the Chief Officer of police acting with the consent of the police authority concerned.\n(c) A reference to a regular police officer having transferred from a police force in Great Britain shall, in the case of a specified NCA officer, be construed as his leaving NCA for the purpose of becoming a police officer and his becoming a police officer, where he leaves NCA—\n(i) after giving notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to do so to NCA, or\n(ii) after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the specified NCA officer and NCA.\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 72(aa)(ab) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/348), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 39(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 72(aa) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(2)(a)(i) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(aa) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(2)(a)(ii) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(aa)(i) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(2)(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 72(aa)(ii) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(2)(c)(i) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(aa)(ii) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(2)(c)(ii) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 72(ab) omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(3) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Reg. 72(c)(d) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pension (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/348), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 39(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 72(c) substituted (7.10.2013) by virtue of The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(4)(a)(i) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(c) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(4)(a)(ii) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(c)(i) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(4)(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in reg. 72(c)(ii) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(4)(c)(i) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Word in reg. 72(c)(ii) substituted (7.10.2013) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(4)(c)(ii) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Reg. 72(d) omitted (7.10.2013) by virtue of The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2318), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 109(5) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 72 in operation at 6.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1(2)(3), see s. 1(2)(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/79/regulation/72",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:32:54.646326+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}