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"the Pensions Regulations" means the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pensions Regulations 1988[4];

"reserve force" means the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve;

"reserve member" means a member of the reserve force appointed on a full-time basis;

"auxiliary member" means a member to whom regulations M3(2) and M7 of the Pensions Regulations applied prior to the coming into operation of these regulations;

"service" means service as an auxiliary member.

    (2) Other expressions in these regulations shall have the same meaning as in the Pensions Regulations.

Auxiliary members in service between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994
     3.  - (1) Any service by an auxiliary member between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 (inclusive) shall be deemed to be service as a member under the Pensions Regulations only to the extent set out in regulations 6, 7 and 8.

    (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Pensions Regulations to the contrary, an auxiliary member shall not pay any contributions under Part G of the Pensions Regulations in respect of any service between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 (inclusive).

    (3) This regulation is without prejudice to any award to which an auxiliary member or any dependant of such a member is entitled, may become entitled, or has received under Part M of the Pensions Regulations.

Election to convert to membership in respect of service on or after 1st July 1994
     4.  - (1) Any auxiliary member in service on or after 1st July 1994 may elect in writing to the Police Authority within 28 days of the coming into operation of these Regulations to be treated as a member under the Pensions Regulations with effect from:

(a) 1st July 1994;

(b) any date chosen by that auxiliary member after 1st July 1994 until the day before the coming into operation of these Regulations, or

(c) the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations

    (2) If an auxiliary member in service on or after 1st July 1994 has died or dies before making an election under paragraph (1), an election may be made to treat his service as membership under the Pensions Regulations.

    (3) An election under paragraph (2) may be made by the following:

(a) the deceased's spouse;

(b) where there is no spouse, by an adult dependant relative of the deceased who would be entitled to benefits under the Pensions Regulations following such an election (whether or not such person would also be entitled to benefits by virtue of Part M);

(c) where paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, by the personal representatives of the deceased.

    (4) An election may be made under paragraph (1) whether or not an auxiliary member to whom that paragraph applies is in service on the date of the coming into operation of these regulations.

    (5) An auxiliary member shall be treated as a member under the Pensions Regulations following an election under this regulation only to the extent set out in regulations 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Contributions payable in respect of service as a member on or after 1st July 1994
     5.  - (1) Where an auxiliary member makes an election under regulation 4(1)(a) or 4(1)(b), the auxiliary member must make a payment of the difference between any contributions made under regulation M3(2) in respect of service to which that election applies and the amount payable under regulation G2 in respect of such service.

    (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the payment under G2 shall be based on the rate of pay payable to the auxiliary member during the period of service to which the election applies.

    (3) Auxiliary members in service at the time an election is made under regulation 4(1)(a) or 4(1)(b) may make the payment under paragraph (1) by deduction from any lump sum paid to the auxiliary member upon his leaving the service.

    (4) Where an auxiliary member makes an election under regulation 4(1)(c), contributions under regulation G2(1) must be paid with effect from the date the election takes effect.

    (5) If an election is made under regulation 4(2), paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) shall apply as if for "auxiliary member" in paragraphs (1) and (4) there were substituted "the person who made the election under regulation 4(2)".

Benefits payable to auxiliary members in service on or after 6th April 1988
     6.  - (1) For the purposes of calculating awards to auxiliary members in service on or after 6th April 1988 the Pensions Regulations shall be modified in accordance with this regulation.

    (2) Where an auxiliary member ceases service between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 (inclusive), pensionable service shall be deemed to begin on 6th April 1988 and end with the date of the auxiliary member's last day of service for the purpose of calculating benefits other than under Part M.

    (3) Where the auxiliary member makes an election under regulation 4(1)(a):

(a) notwithstanding anything in Part M to the contrary, for the purpose of calculating any award under regulation M7;


(i) pensionable service shall be deemed to end on 30th June 1994;

(ii) "pensionable pay" shall mean an auxiliary member's pay at the rate to which he was entitled on 30th June 1994 and "average pensionable pay" shall be construed accordingly;

(iii) "pension contributions" and "aggregate pension contributions" shall be deemed to have been paid up to and including 30th June 1994 only;



(b) for the purpose of calculating an auxiliary member's benefits other than under Part M, pensionable service shall be deemed to begin on 6th April 1988 and end with the date of the auxiliary member's last day of service.

    (4) Where the auxiliary member makes an election under regulation 4(1)(b) or 4(1)(c):

(a) notwithstanding anything in Part M to the contrary, for the purpose of calculating any award under regulation M7:


(i) pensionable service shall be deemed to end the day before the auxiliary member's election takes effect;

(ii) "pensionable pay" shall mean an auxiliary member's pay at the rate to which he was entitled the day before that person's election takes effect and "average pensionable pay" shall be construed accordingly;

(iii) "pension contributions" and "aggregate pension contributions" shall be deemed to have been paid up to the day before the auxiliary member's election takes effect only;



(b) for the purpose of calculating an auxiliary member's benefits other than under Part M:



(i) pensionable service shall be determined by adding together the following two periods of service:


(aa) service from 6th April 1988 up to and including 30th June 1994, and

(bb) service from the date the election takes effect up to and including the auxiliary member's last day of service;



(c) "pensionable pay", "average pensionable pay", "pension contributions" and "aggregate pension contributions" shall be construed taking account only of the period of pensionable service calculated in sub-paragraph (b).

Application of Pensions Regulations to auxiliary members in service on or after 6th April 1988
     7.  - (1) The Pensions Regulations specified in paragraph (2) shall apply in respect of any period of service as a member or deemed member by virtue of regulations 3 or 4 with any necessary modifications to give effect to regulation 6.

    (2) The specified regulations are parts A, B, C, D, E, F (except regulation F4), G, H, J (except regulations J2, J3 and J4), K and L.

    (3) The provisions specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall have effect as if the dates opposite those provisions in column 2 were replaced where they appear in those provisions by the date from which an election under regulation 4 takes effect;

    (4) Regulation A9(1) shall have effect as if the words from "otherwise" to "armed forces" were omitted;

    (5) Regulations A9(2)(d) shall have effect as if after the word "transferred" there were inserted the words "pension rights".

    (6) Regulation A17(1) shall have effect as if the words from "of such an amount" to "pension) or" were omitted.

Service prior to the date of coming into operation of these Regulations
     8.  - (1) Any service by an auxiliary member between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 deemed to be service as a member in accordance with regulation 3 shall be treated as not being in a contracted out scheme for the purpose of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975[5] but as contracted out for all other purposes.

    (2) With effect from the 1st July 1994 any service by a reserve member between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 shall be treated as if it was reckonable as pensionable service under the Pensions Regulations notwithstanding that no contributions are payable by the reserve member under Part G in respect of such service.

    (3) Reckonable service for the purposes of paragraph (2) shall be treated as not being in a contracted out scheme for the purposes of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975.


John Reid
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office
25th June 2001



We concur


Anne McGuire

Nick Ainger
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

28th June 2001

[2] S.I. 1972/1073 (N.I. 10)back

[3] 1962 c. 7 (N.I.)back

[4] S.R. 1988 No. 374 as amended by S.R. 1988 No. 438, S.R. 1989 No. 387, S.R. 1990 No. 411, S.R. 1993 No. 223, S.R. 1993 No. 327, S.R. 1996 No. 4, S.R. 1997 No. 259 and S.R. 1998 No. 240back

[5] S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15)back

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