# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“added pension option” means the option to make payments for added pension;
“amount of accrued added pension” means the total of—
(a)the amount of accrued added (self only) pension (if any); and
(b)the amount of accrued added (all beneficiaries) pension (if any);
“appropriate pay period” means the pay period that the scheme manager considers appropriate;
“the compensation scheme” means the scheme contained in the determination made under regulation 14A of the 2003 Regulations (Annex DA) providing for payment of a compensation lump sum to a member of a police force on voluntary retirement;
“overall limit of added pension” has the meaning given in paragraph 2;
“periodical payment period” means the period for which periodical payments for added pension are payable;
“period of service”, in relation to this scheme, means a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;
“the relevant day”, in relation to a lump sum payment for added pension, means—
(a)if the scheme manager provides a statement of the amount of added pension, the first day after the period of one month beginning with the date of the statement; or
(b)otherwise, the day on which the lump sum payment is received by the scheme manager;
“the relevant scheme year” means the scheme year in which the relevant day falls; and
“statement of the amount of added pension” means the statement referred to in paragraph 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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