{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1887",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "The Police Pensions Regulations 1987",
  "text": "(1) In regulation A4 (meaning of certain expressions and references – general provisions), after paragraph (2) insert—\n“(3) In these Regulations, a reference to a regular policeman’s relevant voluntary retirement age shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs (4) to (6).\n(4) In relation to a regular policeman who is not a member of the metropolitan police force or an overseas policeman, that reference shall be construed as a reference to—\n(a) where he is a superintendent or inspector, the age of 60 years;\n(b) where he is a sergeant or constable, the age of 55 years.\n(5) In relation to a regular policeman who is a member of the metropolitan police force that reference shall be construed as a reference to—\n(a) where he is the commissioner, deputy commissioner or an assistant commissioner, the age of 60 years;\n(b) where he is a deputy assistant commissioner or commander, the age of 57 years;\n(c) where he holds any lower rank, the age of 55 years.\n(6) In relation to a regular policeman who does not come within paragraphs (4) or (5), that reference shall be construed such that he does not have a relevant voluntary retirement age.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1887/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:27:24.538387+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}