Regulation 14 Retirement

(1)

Without prejudice to the provisions mentioned in paragraph (3) and subject to paragraph (2), a member may retire only if he has given to the Police Authority a month’s written notice of his intention to retire or such shorter notice as may have been accepted by that Authority:

Provided that, while suspended under the Discipline Regulations, a member may not, without the consent of the chief constable, give notice for the purposes of this regulation or retire in pursuance of a notice previously given.

(2)

In the case of a chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if—

(a)

for “a month's” there shall be substituted “three months' ”; and

(b)

for “chief constable” there were substituted “Police Authority”.

(3)

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the provisions of section 7 of the Act relating to retirement in the interests of efficiency;

(b)

the provisions of the Pensions Regulations relating to compulsory retirement; and

(c)

the provisions of the Discipline Regulations relating to resignation as an alternative to dismissal.