Regulation 9 Member’s ordinary pension

Regulation B1 of the principal regulations (member’s ordinary pension) is amended as follows.

For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

Except in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (3), this regulation shall not apply to a member where—

(a)

he is of the rank of superintendent or below, and he retires or retired without having given to the Board a month’s written notice of his intention to retire or such shorter notice as may have been accepted by the Board; or

(b)

he is of a rank above superintendent, and he retires or retired without having given to the Board three months' written notice of his intention to retire or such shorter notice as may have been accepted by the Board.”

In paragraph (3) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

being a member who has been appointed for a fixed term under regulation 11 of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2005, he retires or retired at the end of that appointment, or if such a term has been extended, at the expiry of the extension, or.”

Omit paragraph (3)(ba).

In paragraph (3), at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert “or”, and after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(ca)

being a specified employee of SOCA, he retires or retired having given to SOCA notice of such period as required by his contract of employment of his intention to retire or after giving such shorter period of notice as may be agreed between the specified employee of SOCA and SOCA, or

(cb)

being a specified employee of SOCA, his contract of employment is or was terminated, or”.

In paragraph (5)(b), for “paragraph (2)(a) or (3)(b)” substitute “paragraph (2) or (3)(ca)”.