The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Section 1Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2Amendments to the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991

(1) The Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (making and acceptance of elections) after paragraph (2) insert—
(2A) No election under regulation 4(1) (payment of basic contributions) or 5(1) (payment of death benefit contributions) made on or after 1st October 2010 is to be accepted.
(2B) No election under regulation 6(1)(a) (alteration of amount of basic contributions) or 6(2)(a) (alteration of amount to be secured by death benefit contributions) made on or after 1st October 2010 is to be accepted if it would have the effect of increasing the amount of the basic contributions or the amount to be secured by the death benefit contributions, as the case may be.
(3) In regulation 4(1) (election to pay basic contributions) after “at any time” insert “before 1st October 2010”.
(4) In regulation 5(1) (elections in respect of death benefit cover) after “at any time” insert “before 1st October 2010”.
(5) In regulation 6 (variation and cancellation of elections)—
(a) at the start of each of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) insert “Subject to paragraph (4)”;
(b) after paragraph (3) insert—
(4) An election may not be made under any of the preceding paragraphs of this regulation on or after 1st October 2010 if it would have the effect of increasing the amount of the basic contributions or the amount to be secured by the death benefit contributions, as the case may be.
(6) At the start of regulation 10(1) (inward transfers) insert “At any time before 1st October 2010”.

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