The Police (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/3058
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2012.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st January 2013.

Section 2 Amendment to the Police Regulations 2003

After regulation 14 of the Police Regulations 2003 (retirement) insert—

Compensation lump sum on voluntary retirement

(14A)

(1) Without prejudice to the Police Pensions Regulations, the Secretary of State may determine the circumstances in which a member of a police force is entitled to receive a payment on voluntary retirement from the police force (a “compensation lump sum”), and the amount of such compensation lump sum.

(2) In making a determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State may confer such functions on—

(a) the police pension authority (within the meaning of section 11(2) of the Police Pensions Act 1976 ); and

(b) the pension supervising authority (within the meaning of that section),

in relation to compensation lump sums as he thinks fit.