Section 4 Transfers.P1C1
England, Wales and Scotland
Without prejudice to the generality of section 1 above, regulations made under that section may contain such provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in relation to a person who transfers or has transferred from or to service in a police force to or from other service or employment, whether in a police force or not.
Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1) above may include provisions enabling the other service or employment in question to be reckoned in whole or in part as service in a police force and provisions authorising or requiring payments to be made by or to the person or into or out of the fund out of which a pension may become or might have become payable to or in respect of the person in question as a member of a police force including—
payments of contributions;
payments of transfer values;
payments towards the burden of a pension payable by another person or out of another fund; or
other payments directed to the creation or preservation of pension rights of the person in question.
Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1) above, in so far as they apply in relation to persons who have ceased to be members of a police force before the date on which the regulations come into force,—
may authorise, but shall not require, such payments as are mentioned in subsection (2) above; and
shall not affect any pension payable to or in respect of any person as a person who ceased to be a member of a police force before that date.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
S. 4: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)
Subordinate legislation made
- P1
S. 4 : for previous exercises of power see Index to Government Orders
S. 4: s. 1 (with ss. 3 and 4) power exercised by S.I.1991/1517.
S. 4: S. 1 ( with ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ) : power exercised by S.I. 1991/1304