# The Police Pensions Regulations 2015, Paragraph 45: Joining this scheme or the 2006 scheme


(1) This paragraph applies to a person who transfers final salary benefits into the 2006 scheme after the scheme closing date.
(2) Unless the person is a protected member of the 2006 scheme—
(a) the person joins this scheme;
(b) the person is taken to be a transition member with continuity of service; and
(c) the service to which the final salary benefits relate is counted when calculating qualifying service.
(3) If the person is a protected member of the 2006 scheme, the person joins the 2006 scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/schedule/4/paragraph/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-45
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