Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “the 1987 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 M1;

• “the 2006 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 2006 M2;

• “1987 transition member” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who is a member of the 1987 scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and

  2. (b)

     who is a member of this scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under this scheme;

• “2006 transition member” means a person—

  1. (a)

     who is a member of the 2006 scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and

  2. (b)

     who is a member of this scheme by virtue of his or her pensionable service under this scheme;

• “active member”, in relation to this scheme, means a person—

  1. (a)

     who is an active member of this scheme; or

  2. (b)

     who, for the purpose of determining entitlement to payment of benefits to or in respect of the member, is taken to be an active member of this scheme M3;

• “closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—

  1. (za)

     F1if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 31st March 2022;

  2. (a)

     if the member is a tapered protection member of the existing police pension scheme, the tapered protection closing date for that member; or

  3. (b)

     if the member is not a protected member of the existing police pension scheme, the scheme closing date;

• “exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;

• “full protection member”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3 of this Schedule;

  3. (c)

     in relation to the 1988 NI police pension scheme or the 2009 NI police pension scheme, has the meaning given in the 2015 NI police pension scheme; and

  4. (d)

     in relation to an existing scheme other than the 1987 scheme or the 2006 scheme, means a person in respect of whom an exception under section 18(6) of the Act applies for the purpose of that scheme;

• “period of service”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to this scheme, means a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;

  2. (b)

     in relation to an existing scheme, the 1988 NI police pension scheme or the 2009 NI police pension scheme, means a period of pensionable service under that scheme;

• “protected member”, in relation to the existing police pension scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;

• “protection period”—

  1. (a)

     for a full protection member of the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  2. (b)

     for a full protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3 of this Schedule;

  3. (c)

     for a tapered protection member of the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4 of this Schedule;

  4. (d)

     for a tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 5 of this Schedule;

• “tapered protection member”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4 of this Schedule;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 5 of this Schedule;

  3. (c)

     in relation to the 1988 NI police pension scheme or the 2009 NI police pension scheme, has the meaning given in the 2015 NI police pension scheme; and

  4. (d)

     in relation to an existing scheme other than the 1987 scheme or the 2006 scheme, means a person in respect of whom an exception under section 18(6) of the Act applies for the purpose of that scheme; and

• “transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means—

  1. (za)

     F2if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 1st April 2022;

  2. (a)

     if the member is a tapered protection member of the existing police pension scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date for that member;

  3. (b)

     if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date.