Article 11 Amendment of Part 10 (payment of awards and financial provisions)

(1)

Part 10 is amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 3 (prevention of duplication)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b), after “the 2006 Scheme” insert “or the 2015 Scheme”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a), after “the 2006 Scheme” insert “or Chapter 6 of Part 5 of the 2015 Regulations”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b), after “entitlement to pension)” insert, “or regulation 105 (entitlement to pension credit members’ pension) of the 2015 Regulations”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (c), after “minimum pensions)” insert, “or regulation 166 (guaranteed minimum pension) of the 2015 Regulations”;

(c)

in paragraph (3) for “as the case may be, rule 4 of Part 13 of the 2006 Scheme” substitute “rule 4 of Part 13 of the 2006 Scheme, or regulation 8 (service in two or more scheme employments) and regulation 9 (application of Chapter 2 – Pensionable service) of the 2015 Regulations, as the case may be”;

(d)

in paragraph (4)(a), at the end. insert—

“or

(iii)
under regulation 58 or 65 of the 2015 Regulations, a retirement pension or a lower tier ill-health pension or a higher tier ill-health pension;”.

(3)

In rule 4 (prevention of duplication: other injury awards)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), after the definition of “Part 8 award”, insert—

““regulation 65 award” means an entitlement to a lower tier ill-health pension or a higher tier ill-health pension under regulation 65 of the 2015 Regulations;”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b)(i), after “a rule 2 award,”, insert “a regulation 65 award,”;

(c)

in paragraphs (3) and (4), for “or, as the case may be, the rule 2 award” in each place where the words occur substitute “or the rule 2 award or the regulation 65 award, as the case may be,”.

(4)

In rule 5 (prevention of duplication: other awards for spouses or children of persons who are both regular and retained firefighters)—

(a)

at the end of paragraph (3)(k), omit “and”;

(b)

after paragraph (3)(l), insert—

“(m)
a surviving partner’s pension under regulation 78, 79 or 80 of the 2015 Regulations;

(n)
a surviving partner’s bereavement pension under regulation 81 of the 2015 Regulations;

(o)
an eligible child’s pension under regulations 86, 87 or 88 of the 2015 Regulations;

(p)
an eligible child’s bereavement pension under regulation 92 of the 2015 Regulations;

(q)
a lump sum payable on death under regulations 96 and 97 of the 2015 Regulations.”.