Regulation 17 AppealsI1
England, Wales and Scotland
A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the F1police authority police pension authority to admit a claim to receive as of right a pension, or a larger pension than that granted, under these Regulations may, subject to paragraph (2), appeal—
if he was, or the claim is to a pension in respect of a person who was, a member of a police force F2within the meaning of the Police Act 1964f1 maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996, the metropolitan police force, the City of London police, the Director General of the National Crime Squad, the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service, a police member of the National Crime Squad appointed under section 55(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997 or a police member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service appointed under section 9(1)(b) of the Police Act 1997, to the Crown Court, or
if he was, or the claim is to a pension in respect of a person who was, a member of a police force within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967f2, to the sheriff having jurisdiction in the place where he last served as such a member, or
if he was, or the claim is to a pension in respect of a person who was, an overseas policeman, an inspector or assistant inspector of constabulary or a central police officer, to the Secretary of State.
Paragraph (1) does not confer a right of appeal against anything done by the police authority police pension authority in the exercise of a power conferred by these Regulations which is rexpressly declared by these Regulations to be a power which they are to exercise in their discretion.
In this regulation “pension” includes any lump sum payable under these Regulations.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Regulations substituted (E.W.) (16.1.2012) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3063), regs. 1(1), 2-4, Sch. (with reg. 9)
- F2
Words in reg. 17(1)(a) substituted (E.W.) (15.11.2003) by The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2717), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 17 in force at 1.7.1991, see reg. 1
Footnotes
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