
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Special Constables (Pensions) (Amendment) Regulations 1979.
2 
These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st March 1979 and shall have effect—
(a) for the purposes of paragraph (a) of Regulation 3, as from 1st December 1975;
(b) for the purposes of paragraph (b) of that Regulation, as from 6th April 1978.
3 
The Special Constables (Pensions) Regulations 1973, as amended, shall have effect—
(a) from 1st December 1975 subject to the amendments specified in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations;
(b) from 6th April 1978 subject to the amendments specified in Part II of that Schedule.
Merlyn Rees
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
26th January 1979
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3
PART I
1 
For paragraph (1) of Regulation 3 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—“


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(1) In these Regulations the expression “the principal Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 1973 as amended by the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1974 and the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1975
”.

PART II
1 
For paragraph (1) of Regulation 3 (as amended by Part I of this Schedule) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—“


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(1) In these Regulations the expression “the principal Regulations” means the Police Pensions Regulations 1973 as amended by the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1974, the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1975 and the Police Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1978
”.

2 
In Regulation 5—
(a) for the words “Regulations 28, 31(1), 33(2), 34 and 35” in paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the words “Regulations 28, 31, 33(2), 34 and 35”; and
(b) there shall be inserted after paragraph (2) the following paragraphs:—“
(3) Regulation 31 of the principal Regulations, as so applied, shall have effect as if the words “before he has attained insured pensionable age” were omitted therefrom.

(4) Regulation 34 of the principal Regulations, as so applied, shall have effect as if paragraph (3) were omitted therefrom.”.