# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Regulation 204: Interpretation and application


(1) This Chapter does not apply to—
(a) a pension that is forfeited—
(i) as a result of a conviction for treason; or
(ii) under regulation 211 (forfeiture: offences committed by members), in a case where the relevant offence within the meaning of that regulation is an offence under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 or an applicable offence under the National Security Act 2023;
(b) a pension that is commuted under regulation 132 (option for pension credit member to commute whole pension: serious ill-health); or
(c) a pension that is commuted under regulation 203 (commutation of small pensions) where the conditions in regulation 60 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996 (payment of a guaranteed minimum pension as a lump sum) are met.
(2) But if any other provision of this scheme is inconsistent with this Chapter, this Chapter prevails.
(3) In this Chapter—
(a) “GMP age”—
(i) for a man, means 65; and
(ii) for a woman, means 60; and
(b) references to the amount of a pension are to its amount after the subtraction of the commutation amount (if any).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/regulation/204 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-204
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