# The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991, Regulation 17: Appeals

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the police 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—
(a) 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 Act 1964 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
(b) 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 1967, to the sheriff having jurisdiction in the place where he last served as such a member, or
(c) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) In this regulation “pension” includes any lump sum payable under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1304/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-additional-voluntary-contributions-regulations-1991/regulation-17
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