Regulation 18 Eligible Service

(1)

A member of the police service—

(a)

is in eligible service; and

(b)

is eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

(2)

While a person is a protected member of the existing police pension scheme, the person—

(a)

is not in eligible service; and

(b)

is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme.

F1(3)

For the purpose of these regulations a member of the police service who falls within regulation 4(1)(a) and 4(1)(b) remains in eligible service during a career break.

(4)

For the purpose of these Regulations, F2a member of the police service remains in eligible service during a period of permanent service unless during that period of permanent service P is in pensionable service in—

(a)

an existing scheme M1 that relates to the armed forces or another scheme under section 1 of the Act that relates to the armed forces; or

(b)

any other occupational pension scheme.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 18(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 6(2)
F2: Words in reg. 18(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 6(3)

Marginal citations

M1: See section 18(2) of the Act for the meaning of “existing scheme”