Regulation 6 Variation and cancellation of electionsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1Subject to paragraph (4), a basic contributor may at any time elect—

(a)

to alter the amount of his basic contributions, or

(b)

to require them to be invested in future, under regulation 9, in a different way, or

(c)

to require the ~~F2police authority~~ police pension authority to realise any investment and to reinvest the proceeds, under regulation 9, in a different way, or

(d)

to cancel his election under regulation 4(1).

(2)

Subject to paragraph (4), a death benefit contributor may at any time elect—

(a)

to alter F3the approved additional voluntary contributions provider with which the contributions are to be invested and the amount to be secured F4..., or

(b)

to cancel his election under regulation 5(1).

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4), a person paying further contributions under regulation 5(5) (continuance of death benefit cover during service after retirement age) may at any time make any election that he could have made under paragraph (2)(a) above if he had been paying death benefit contributions.

F5(4)

An election may not be made under any of the preceding paragraphs of this regulation on or after 1st October 2010 if it would have the effect of increasing the amount of the basic contributions or the amount to be secured by the death benefit contributions, as the case may be.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 6(1)(2)(3) inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2010) by The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2235), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a) and (S.) (1.10.2010) by The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/320), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(a)
F2: 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)
F3: Words in reg. 6(2)(a) inserted (E.W.) (with effect from 1.12.2002) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/27), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 2 and (S.) (with effect from 1.12.2002) by The Police Pensions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/406), reg. 1(1)(b), sch. 2 para. 2
F4: Words in reg. 6(2)(a) omitted (E.W.) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Police Pension Schemes and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/530), regs. 1(1), 21 and (S.) (1.4.2019) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/68), regs. 1(2), 15
F5: Reg. 6(4) inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2010) by The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2235), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b) and (S.) (1.10.2010) by The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/320), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in force at 1.7.1991, see reg. 1