# The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 9: Amendments to Schedule 2 (awards for spouses and civil partners)


In Part 1 (special pension)—
(a) in paragraph 1 for “Subject to paragraph 2” substitute “Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3”;
(b) in paragraph 2, in the definitions of “B”, “C” and “D”, for “pensionable service” substitute “relevant service” in each place where the words occur;
(c) after paragraph 2, add—
“3. (1) Where the deceased was employed as a retained firefighter but not as a regular firefighter at the time of his death, the amount of special pension shall be calculated in accordance with the formula—
A×( B/C ) where—
A is the amount calculated under paragraph 1 as if the final pensionable pay was the pay the deceased would have received had he been a whole-time employee of the Board;
B is the period in years of his pensionable retained service; and
C is the period in years of his relevant service.
(2) Where the person was a member of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, neither B nor C shall exceed 40 years.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/7/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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