Paragraph 6

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(a) words inserted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2003 reg. 3(10)(a)
Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(b) word substituted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2003 reg. 3(10)(b)
Sch. 4 para. 4A inserted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2002 reg. 22
Sch. 4 para. 5(1) words substituted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2004 reg. 16(2)
Sch. 4 para. 5(1)(a)(b) substituted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2004 reg. 16(3)
Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(4) inserted by Police Service of Northern Ireland 2004 reg. 16(4)

(1)

For the purposes of this Schedule, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

(a)

“leave year” means that period of 12 months beginning on such date as may from time to time be determined by the Police Authority;

(b)

“relevant service” means any service which the member concerned is entitled to reckon for the purposes of pay together with any service which he was previously so entitled to reckon—

(i)

in the case of a member below the rank of superintendent, in any lower rank;

(ii)

in any other case, in the rank of superintendent (or any equivalent rank held prior to 1st June 1970) or any higher rank;

(iii)

as a member of the Ulster Special Constabulary who had the option of attaining permanent status in accordance with the Ulster Special Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1950^f1,

except that relevant service shall not include any such service as is mentioned in regulation 45 of the Police Regulations 1995^f2 by a member of a police force in Great Britain who transfers to the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

(2)

Where a member of an aerodrome constabulary has been transferred to the force by an order under section 30 of the Aviation Security Act 1982^f3 then, for the purposes of this paragraph, his service in any rank in that constabulary shall be treated as if it were service in the corresponding rank in the force.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1950 No. 97 (p. 617) as amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1969 No. 64
f2: S.I. 1995/215
f3: 1982 c. 36