# Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/473/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-regulations-1996/regulation-14
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