{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-40.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/40",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Meaning of “deferred member”",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) becomes a deferred member of this scheme in relation to a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme ( “ period of service ”) if paragraph (2) or (3) applies.\n(2) This paragraph applies if —\n(a) P ceases to be an active member of this scheme in relation to the period of service before reaching P's state pension age;\n(b) on ceasing to be an active member, P does not become a pensioner member of this scheme in relation to the period of service; and\n(c) P has at least 2 years' qualifying service or a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received by this scheme in relation to P.\n(3) For the purpose of this regulation, a person on a period of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues ceases to be an active member if the period of leave exceeds 5 years.\n(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to a deferred member who falls within regulation 4(1)(b) or (d).\n(5) A person becomes a deferred member of this scheme in relation to an amount of accrued added pension if—\n(a) the circumstances in regulation 103(1) (deferment of added pension attributable to recent payments) apply; or\n(b) the person exercises the option under regulation 121 (option to defer payment of retirement added pension).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 40(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, 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "See regulation 19 (periods of unpaid leave) for periods of unpaid leave during which the employment relationship continues"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/40",
    "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."
}