Regulation 21 Eligible service

(1)

A member of a police force in England and Wales—

(a)

is in eligible service; and

(b)

is eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

(2)

While a person is a protected member of the existing police pension scheme, the person—

(a)

is not in eligible service; and

(b)

is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

(3)

For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of a police force remains in eligible service during—

(a)

a career break; and

(b)

any other period of unpaid leave—

(i)

that does not exceed 5 years; and

(ii)

during which the employment relationship continues M1.

(4)

For the purpose of these Regulations, a member of a police force remains in eligible service during a period of permanent service unless during that period of permanent service P is in pensionable service in—

(a)

an existing scheme M2 that relates to the armed forces or another scheme under section 1 of the Act that relates to the armed forces; or

(b)

any other occupational pension scheme.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: See regulation 22 for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues.
M2: See section 18(2) of the Act for the meaning of “existing scheme”.