Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

"annual pensionable pay" means the pensionable pay of the member at the annual rate to which he is entitled on the date of his leaving the reserve service;

"applicant" means a member of the reserve service who applies to enter the Scheme under regulation 4;

(a) dismissed for disciplinary reasons; or

(b) required to resign.

    (2) An application to enter the Scheme shall be determined by the Chief Constable.

    (3) The Chief Constable may, at his discretion—

(a) refuse entry to the Scheme to an applicant who is suspended, or is under investigation for a serious criminal or disciplinary matter under the Discipline Regulations;

(b) withdraw the acceptance in to the Scheme of a member if, before the date of leaving, that member is suspended, or investigated for a serious criminal or disciplinary matter under the Discipline Regulations.

    (4) If an applicant is accepted into the Scheme, the date on which he or she enters the Scheme shall be determined by the Chief Constable and notified to the applicant in writing.

(a) a severance lump sum;

(b) pensionable service enhancements;

(c) payment in lieu of pension;

(d) actuarially reduced pension.

(a) he or she has been making contributions under regulation G2 (pensions contributions payable by member) of the Pensions Regulations; and

(b) those contributions have been made continuously from 31st March 2005 (or earlier) until the date of leaving.

(a) payable in lieu of the salary and allowances which would have been paid during the remaining period of the re-training;

(b) equivalent to the member's basic pay for the period of the required re-training still to be completed; and

(c) subject to a maximum value of 6 months' pay.

    (5) Any increases to a member's basic pay to which he would have been entitled had he completed the required re-training shall be included in the calculation of the conversion lump sum under paragraph (4) as if the member had completed the re-training.

    (6) The review panel referred to in paragraph (3) will comprise representatives of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Policing Board, the Police Federation for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office.


Peter Hain
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office
18th July 2006



We consent to the making of these Regulations


Alan Campbell

Frank Roy
Two of the Lords Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury

18th July 2006

(a) total pensionable service of 30 years; or

(b) that to which the member would have been entitled had he served until his compulsory retirement age,

whichever is less.

    (2) A member of the Scheme aged 50 years or over on the date of leaving who is not entitled to an immediate pension after the calculation of pensionable service enhancements in sub-paragraph (1) shall be entitled to a payment in lieu of pension (taking into account such pensionable service enhancements) until pension age is reached.

    (3) A member of the Scheme aged between 45 and 50 years on the date of leaving shall be entitled to a pensionable service enhancement equal to the period of pensionable service attained from 45 years of age to the date of leaving.

    (4) The calculation in sub-paragraph (3) is—

(a) subject to a maximum total pensionable service of 30 years; and

(b) calculated on a daily basis.

"benefits of severance" means the sum of the severance lump sum under Part 2 of the Schedule, and the member's gross pension entitlement, before commutation, payable between the date of leaving and compulsory retirement age (or the expiry of his period of extension);

"potential earnings" means the member's basic salary and any standing allowances he would have earned by remaining as a member between the date of leaving until compulsory retirement age or the end of the period of extension.