# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 15: Meaning of “tapered protection member” (the 1987 scheme)


(1) A person (P) to whom paragraph 17 applies is a tapered protection member of the 1987 scheme.
(2) P ceases to be a tapered protection member of the 1987 scheme on whichever of the following days occurs first—
(a) P's tapered protection closing date; or
(b) the day on which P ceases to be in pensionable service under the 1987 scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/schedule/4/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-15
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