{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-39B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-39B.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/113",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/39B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "39B",
  "heading": "Application of this Chapter",
  "text": "(1) This Chapter applies in respect of the relevant period.\n(2) For the purpose of these regulations, this Chapter does not apply to —\n(a) a person in the existing police pension scheme as defined in regulation 2(1);\n(b) a person who, at any time during the relevant period —\n(i) was an active or deferred member of this scheme; and\n(ii) was deemed ineligible for ill-health benefits following a determination of the scheme manager under regulation 33(5) but has since retired under this scheme.\n(3) Part 6 of Schedule 4 (transitional provisions) do not apply to this Chapter.\n(4) For the purposes of this Chapter —\n(a) “election application” means an application referred to in regulation 39D;\n(b) the “election period” means the period of 3 months beginning with the date this Chapter comes into operation;\n(c) “P” means a person who, at any time during the relevant period, —\n(i) was an active member of the scheme; and\n(ii) was deemed ineligible for ill-health benefits following a determination of the scheme manager under regulation 33(5).\n(d) “relevant period” is the period beginning with 1 April 2015 and ending with 31 March 2024;\n(e) “relevant information” means all the information necessary to enable the scheme manager to determine eligibility for benefits under this Chapter;\n(f) “revised contributions” means the amount of contributions calculated in accordance with regulation 39F;\n(g) “deferred member” has the meaning given in regulation 40.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 39A-39I inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/190), regs. 1, 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/39B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:04.118896+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."
}