{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-50",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-4/paragraph-50.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": "schedule/4/paragraph/50",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "50",
  "heading": "Deferred member of 1988 scheme on scheme closing date",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to a member of the 1988 scheme (P)—\n(a) who was not an active member of the 1988 scheme on the scheme closing date;\n(b) who ceases to be in pensionable service for any period not exceeding 5 years; and\n(c) who re-enters pensionable service after the scheme closing date.\n(2) Unless the person is a protected member of the 2006 scheme—\n(a) the person becomes a member of this scheme;\n(b) the person is taken to be a transition member with continuity of service; and\n(c) the service to which the final salary benefits relate is counted when calculating qualifying service.\n(3) If the person is a protected member of the 2006 scheme, the person joins the 2006 scheme.\n(4) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), T is not on a gap in pensionable service after the scheme closing date while T is in pensionable service under—\n(a) an existing scheme other than the 2006 scheme or the existing 2006 England and Wales police pension scheme or the existing 2006 Scotland police pension scheme;\n(b) the 1987 Great Britain police pension scheme;\n(c) another scheme under section 1 of the Act providing for payment of retirement pensions;\n(d) the 2015 England and Wales police pension scheme;\n(e) the 2015 Scotland police pension scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/schedule/4/paragraph/50",
    "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."
}