Paragraph 48 Active member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme on scheme closing date who joins 2006 scheme

(1)

This paragraph applies to a person (P) who—

(a)

was an active member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme on the scheme closing date and on 31stMarch 2012; and

(b)

ceases to be in pensionable service under the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme.

(2)

P joins the 2006 scheme if—

(a)

P has a gap in pensionable service after ceasing to be in pensionable service under the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme; and

(b)

P would have been a full protection member or tapered protection member of the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme had P remained in pensionable service under that scheme.

(3)

P is taken to be a full protection member or tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme.

(4)

P's protection period—

(a)

begins on the day P joins the 2006 scheme; and

(b)

ends when P ceases to be a full protection member or tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme.