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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-regulations-1996/schedule-6/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/473",
  "legislation_title": "Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (12), the annual pay of a member below the rank of assistant chief constable is the amount specified below at the pay point for his pay category.\n(2) The pay points for superintendents are the following.\nPay Category\nPay Point\nAnnual Salary with effect as from 31st August 1995 £\nA\n1\n38,724\nB\n2\n39,678\nC\n3\n40,635\nD\n4\n41,589\nE\n5\n42,543\nF\n6\n43,497\nG\n7\n44,454\nH\n8\n45,408\nI\n9\n46,362\n(3) The pay categories for superintendents are the following.\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member is a superintendent and—\n(a) was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994,\n(b) immediately before his appointment was an inspector or chief inspector in pay category F or a lower category, and\n(c) has not completed one year’s service in the rank of superintendent.\nB\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has not completed 1 year’s service in it, or\n(b) who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has not completed one year’s service in it but, immediately before his appointment, was a chief inspector in pay category G or a higher category, or\n(c) who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 at pay category A and has completed 1 year’s service in it.\nC\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 1 year’s service in it, or\n(b) who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed 1 year’s service in it at pay category B.\nD\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 2 years' service in it, or\n(b) who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed 1 year’s service in it at pay category C.\nE\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who was appointed in that rank before 1st September 1994 and has completed 3 or more years' service in it, or\n(b) who was appointed in that rank after 31st August 1994 and has completed 1 year’s service in it at pay category B.\nF\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who has been assigned by the chief constable to this category, or\n(b) who was a chief superintendent on 31st August 1994 but since his promotion to that rank has not completed one year’s service (including subsequent service as a superintendent), or\n(c) who has completed one year’s service at pay category E, or\n(d) who has completed one or more years' service in this pay category and who does not qualify for pay category G, H or I.\nG\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who has been assigned by the chief constable to this category, or\n(b) who was a chief superintendent on 31st August 1994 and, since his promotion to that rank, has completed one year’s service (including subsequent service as a superintendent), or\n(c) who has been assigned to pay category F by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category, or\n(d) who has completed one or more years' service in this pay category and who does not qualify for pay category H or I.\nH\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) who has been assigned by the chief constable to this category, or\n(b) who was a chief superintendent on 31st August 1994 and, since his promotion to that rank, has completed two years' service (including subsequent service as a superintendent), or\n(c) who has been assigned to pay category G by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category, or\n(d) who has completed one or more years' service in this pay category and who does not qualify for pay category I.\nI\nThe member is a superintendent—\n(a) whose pay category would otherwise be H but who has been assigned by the chief constable to this category, or\n(b) who was a chief superintendent on 31st August 1994 and, since his promotion to that rank, has completed three or more years' service (including subsequent service as a superintendent), or\n(c) who has been assigned to pay category H by virtue of a decision under paragraph (a) of the description of that category and who has completed one year’s service at that pay category, or\n(d) who has completed one or more years' service in this pay category.\n(4) The pay points for inspectors and chief inspectors are the following.\nPay Category\nPay Point\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1995 £\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1996 £\nA\n1\n28,470\n29,466\nB\n2\n29,310\n30,336\nC\n3\n30,147\n31,203\nD\n4\n30,984\n32,067\nE\n5\n31,824\n32,937\nF\n6\n32,478\n33,615\nG\n7\n33,138\n34,299\nH\n8\n33,795\n34,977\nI\n9\n34,386\n35,589\n(5) The pay categories for inspectors and chief inspectors are the following.\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member is an inspector who—\n(a) has not completed one year’s service in that rank, and\n(b) was not on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied.\nB\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed one year’s service in it but was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied.\nC\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed 2 years' service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed 2 years' service in it but—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied, and\n(ii) has completed one year’s service in that rank.\nD\nThe member is an inspector who has either—\n(a) completed 3 years' service in that rank, or\n(b) not completed 3 years' service in it but—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied, and\n(ii) has completed 2 years' service in that rank.\nE\nThe member is—\n(a) a person appointed in the rank of chief inspector who has not completed one year’s service in it and has not been assigned to pay category F, or\n(b) an inspector who, having completed 3 years' service in the rank and, having been assigned to this pay category by the chief constable, thereby holds the rank of chief inspector, or\n(c) an inspector who has completed 4 years' or more service in that rank, or\n(d) an inspector who has not completed 4 years' service in that rank and who has not been assigned to the category by virtue of paragraph (b) of this description, but who—\n(i) was on 31st August 1994 an inspector to whom the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied, and\n(ii) has completed 3 years' service in that rank.\nF\nThe member is—\n(a) a person appointed in or holding the rank of chief inspector who has completed one year’s service in it at pay category E, or\n(b) a person who was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994—\n(i) who has completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(ii) to whom on that date the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied and who has not completed one year’s service in that rank, or\n(c) a person appointed in the rank of chief inspector who was assigned to this pay category by the chief constable and has not completed one year’s service in it, or\n(d) an inspector who, having completed 3 or more years' service in that rank and having been assigned to this pay category by the chief constable, thereby holds the rank of chief inspector.\nG\nThe member is a chief inspector—\n(a) who has completed one year’s service in that rank and has been assigned to this pay category by the chief constable, or\n(b) who has completed one year’s service in it at pay category F, or\n(c) who was a chief inspector on 31st August 1994 and—\n(i) has completed 2 years' service in that rank, or\n(ii) to whom on that date the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied and who has completed one year’s service, but not 2 years' service, in that rank, or\n(d) who has completed one or more years' service in this pay category and who does not qualify for pay category H or I.\nH\nThe member is a chief inspector who held that rank on 31st August 1994 and—\n(a) who has completed three or more years' service in that rank, or\n(b) to whom on that date the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied and who has completed two, but not three, years' service in that rank.\nI\nThe member is a chief inspector who held that rank on 31st August 1994 and— (a) who has completed four or more years' service in that rank, or\n(b) to whom on that date the revoked sub-paragraph (5) applied and who has completed three, but not four, years' service in that rank.\n(6) The pay points for sergeants are the following.\nPay Category\nPay Point\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1995 £\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1996 £\nA\n1\n22,014\n22,785\nB\n2\n22,809\n23,607\nC\n3\n23,604\n24,429\nD\n4\n24,402\n25,257\nE\n5\n24,930\n25,803\nF\n6\n25,674\n26,574\n(7) The pay categories for sergeants are the following.\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member has not completed one year’s service in the rank of sergeant.\nB\nThe member has completed one year’s service in that rank.\nC\nThe member has completed 2 years' service in that rank.\nD\nThe member has completed 3 years' service in that rank.\nE\nThe member has completed 4 years' service in that rank.\nF\nThe member has completed 5 or more years' service in that rank.\n(8) The pay points for constables are the following.\nPay Category\nPay Point\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1995 £\nAnnual salary with effect as from 31st August 1996 £\nA\n1\n14,412\n14,916\nB\n2\n15,648\n16,197\nP\n1(P)\n16,525\n17,103\nC\n3\n16,710\n17,295\nD\n4\n17,082\n17,679\nE\n5\n17,532\n18,147\nF\n6\n18,141\n18,777\nG\n7\n18,726\n19,380\nH\n8\n19,335\n20,013\nI\n9\n19,893\n20,589\nJ\n10\n20,397\n21,111\nK\n11\n21,057\n21,795\nL\n12\n21,828\n22,593\nM\n13\n22,809\n23,607\n(9) The pay categories for constables are the following.\nCategory\nDescription\nA\nThe member —\n(a) was appointed before 1st September 1994, was under 22 years of age on appointment and has not completed one year’s service, or\n(b) was appointed after 31st August 1994, is not a protected member and is undergoing initial training.\nB\nThe member —\n(a) was appointed before 1st September 1994, was under 22 years of age on appointment and has completed one year’s service, or\n(b) was appointed after 31st August 1994, is not a protected member, has completed initial training and has been assigned by the chief constable to this category.\nP\nThe member is a protected member and—\n(a) is undergoing initial training, or\n(b) has completed initial training and has not been assigned by the chief constable to category C.\nC\nThe member was appointed after 31st August 1994, has completed initial training and has been assigned by the chief constable to this category.\nD\nThe member— (a) has completed 2 years' service, or\n(b) was appointed before 1st September 1994 and was of the age of 22 years or over on appointment.\nE\nThe member has completed 3 years' service.\nF\nThe member has completed 4 years' service.\nG\nThe member has completed 5 years' service.\nH\nThe member has completed 6 years' service.\nI\nThe member has completed 7 years' service.\nJ\nThe member has completed 8 years' service.\nK\nThe member has completed 10 years' service.\nL\nThe member has completed 12 years' service.\nM\nThe member has completed 14 years' or more service.\n(10) In sub-paragraph (5), “the revoked sub-paragraph (5)” means sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Royal Ulster Constabulary Regulations 1984 (which required pay to be determined in certain cases as if the member had an additional year’s service) as it had effect on 31st August 1994; and in sub-paragraph (9), references to completing service of a specified number of years include service spent on initial training or on probation, and references to a protected member are to a member who was appointed after 31st August 1994 but before 9th December 1994 and was of the age of 22 years or over on appointment.\n(11) Where a member promoted to or appointed in the rank of sergeant last served before his promotion or appointment in the rank of constable, then his annual pay for the rank of sergeant shall be determined—\n(a) if he had 12 or more (but less than 14) years' reckonable service as a constable, as if he had an additional year’s service as a sergeant;\n(b) if he had 14 or more years' reckonable service as a constable, as if he had an additional 2 years' service as a sergeant.\n(12) In sub-paragraph (11), any reference to a member’s reckonable service in any rank is a reference to the service reckonable for the purposes of his pay in the rank, including any additional service reckonable by virtue of this paragraph or otherwise.",
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  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1984 No. 62, to which there were amendments not affecting the revoked sub-paragraph (5); revocation was effected by S.R. 1994 No. 431"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2002/95",
      "affecting_title": "Police Service of Northern Ireland Regulations 2002"
    }
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