Section 112 Nigeria Police Act

Section 112 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Allowances, pensions, etc. It is under Part XIII (Special Constables) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) Except as expressly provided by this section or by regulations made under subsection (3), a person’s service as a special constable shall render him for a stipend as may be determined by the Inspector-General of Police as approved by Police Council.

(2) A special constable shall-
(a) have no claim on the Police Reward Fund ; and
(b) not as such be entitled to occupy living accommodation provided at the public expense.

(3) Regulations made under section 139 (I) (a) of this Act may provide for stipends to be paid to special constables-
(a) in respect of expenses incurred by them in connection with their attendance at periods of instruction ;
(b) as compensation for loss of earnings during periods of full-time duty ; and
(c) in respect of the use by special constables or of this subsection, the rank of inspector of their own vehicles while on full-time duty, but shall not provide for the payment of any other stipends to special constables; and the amount of any such stipends as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or of this subsection shall be fixed by the regulations, and shall not be calculated by reference to the actual expenses or loss of earnings of the person to whom it is payable.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of section 54 of this Act, the regulations may make provision for enabling any such stipend as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section to be withheld by a senior police officer if, in his opinion, there are good reasons for withholding.

(5) Subject to subsection (7), section 6 of the Pensions Reform Act (which contains corresponding provisions applicable to police officers above the rank of constable) shall not apply to special constables as they apply to regular police officers.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), Regulation 24 (I) and (2) of the repealed Pensions Regulations (which make provision for the payment of pensions to officers in respect of permanent injuries received while on duty) may apply to special constables as they apply to regular police officers.

(7) For the purposes of subsection ( 6), references to a retirement shall be construed as references to a retirement from employment other than employment as a special constable.

(8) If a special constable is killed or sustains injuries at a time when he holds some other office in the Public Service of the Federation or of a State, his duty as a special constable is, for the purpose of the Pensions Reform Act, deemed to form part of his duty as the holder of that other office, and subsections (5) and (6) shall not apply in this case.

(9) Any pension granted under subsection (5) or (6) shall be subject to the provisions of the Act under which it is granted and shall cease or be dealt
with accordingly.

(10) In this section, “regular police officer” means a police officer who is neither a special constable nor a supernumerary police officer.