{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-50",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-50.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/50",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "50",
  "heading": "Deferred member of the 1987 scheme on scheme closing date",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a member of the 1987 scheme (P) who—\n(a) was not an active member of the 1987 scheme on the scheme closing date;\n(b) has a gap in pensionable service of not more than 5 years; and\n(c) re-enters pensionable service after the scheme closing date.\n(2) Unless P is a protected member of the 2006 scheme—\n(a) P joins this scheme; and\n(b) P is taken to be a 1987 transition member with continuity of service.\n(3) If the person is a protected member of the 2006 scheme, the person joins the 2006 scheme.\n(4) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under—\n(a) an existing scheme other than the 2006 scheme or the existing Scotland police pension scheme;\n(b) the 1988 NI police pension scheme;\n(c) another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions;\n(d) the 2015 NI police pension scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/schedule/4/paragraph/50",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:45:30.636565+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}