# The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, 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.
(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, a 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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-18
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