{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2015/article-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/7",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3) this Order shall come into operation on 1st April 2015.\n(3) The following provisions of the Schedule shall have effect from 1st April 2006—\n(a) paragraph 1(2), (3), (4)(a), (b)(ii), (iii) and (iv), (5)(a)(ii) and (6);\n(b) paragraph 2(2)(a) and (c);\n(c) paragraphs 3, 4 and 5;\n(d) paragraph 7(2)(b) and (3);\n(e) paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 11;\n(f) paragraphs 1(1), 2(1) and 7(1) so far as necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) to (e).\n(4) In this Order—\n“the Compensation Scheme” means the Scheme set out in the Annex to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007;\n“retained firefighter” has the meaning given in the Compensation Scheme (as amended by this Order).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2007 No. 143 amended by S.R. 2008 No. 238."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/7/article/1",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}