# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“the 1987 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 ;
“the 2006 Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 2006 ;
“1987 transition member” means a person—
(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
(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—
(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
(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—
(a)who is an active member of this scheme; or
(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 ;
“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—
(za) if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 31st March 2022;
(a)if the member is a tapered protection member of the existing police pension scheme, the tapered protection closing date for that member; or
(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”—
(a)in relation to the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2 of this Schedule;
(b)in relation to the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3 of this Schedule;
(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
(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”—
(a)in relation to this scheme, means a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme;
(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”—
(a)for a full protection member of the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2 of this Schedule;
(b)for a full protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3 of this Schedule;
(c)for a tapered protection member of the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4 of this Schedule;
(d)for a tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 5 of this Schedule;
“tapered protection member”—
(a)in relation to the 1987 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 4 of this Schedule;
(b)in relation to the 2006 scheme, has the meaning given in Part 5 of this Schedule;
(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
(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—
(za) if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 1st April 2022;
(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;
(b)if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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