# The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991, Regulation 15: Payment by responsible person

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Retirement pensions shall be paid by the responsible person to the persons entitled to them.
(2) Lump sums payable—
(a) as mentioned in regulation 11(7)(f) regulation 10C(7)(f) or paragraph 2 of Schedule 1A or by virtue of an election for a payment under paragraph 3(4)(f) of that Schedule, or
(b) under regulation 12 or 14(2),
shall be paid by the responsible person to the deceased’s widow or widower or surviving civil partner or, if there is no widow or widower or surviving civil partner, to the personal representatives.
(3) Lump sums payable under regulation 11(8) regulation 10C(8) or 14(1) shall be paid by the responsible person to the former basic contributor.
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(6) The amount of any tax chargeable under the Taxes Act on a payment under this regulation or Schedule 1A (pension sharing) shall be deducted by the responsible person before payment.
(7) For the purposes of this regulation “the responsible person” means—
(a) so far as the regulation relates to a payment under regulation 10C(1), the pension provider, and
(b) so far as it relates to any other payment, the police pension authority.
(7) For the purposes of this regulation “the responsible person” means–
(a) so far as the regulation relates to a payment under regulation 11(1), the pension provider; and
(b) so far as it relates to the payment of any other lump sum, the police authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1304/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-additional-voluntary-contributions-regulations-1991/regulation-15
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