Paragraph 1

omit the definitions of “Pension Scheme”, “pensionable pay” and “pensionable service”, “retained firefighter” and “volunteer firefighter”;

after the definition of “the 2004 Act”, insert the following definitions—

• ““the 1992 Scheme” means the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992^f1;

• “the 2006 Scheme” means the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England), set out in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006^f2””;

in the definition of “average pensionable pay”, for “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “the 1992 Scheme”; and

insert, in the appropriate places, the following definitions—

• “ “final pensionable pay” shall be construed in accordance with rule 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 11 of the 2006 Scheme;

• “normal benefit age” has the meaning given by rule 3(2) of Part 2 of the 2006 Scheme;

• “pensionable pay”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the 1992 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule G1 of that Scheme;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the 2006 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule 1 of Part 11 of that Scheme;

• “pensionable retained service”, in relation to a retained or volunteer firefighter, means the same proportion of whole-time service as that which his actual annual pensionable pay bears to his reference pay;

• “pensionable service”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the 1992 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule F1 of that Scheme;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the 2006 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule 2 to 5 of Part 10 of that Scheme;

• “reference pay”, in relation to the pensionable pay of a retained or volunteer firefighter for any period, means the whole-time equivalent pensionable pay for that period of a regular firefighter employed in a similar role and with equivalent qualifying service;

• “retained firefighter” and “retained or volunteer firefighter” mean a person employed by an authority—

  1. (a)

     as a firefighter, but not as a regular firefighter,

  2. (b)

     on terms under which he is, or may be, required to engage in fire-fighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to his role as a firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in fire-fighting),

  3. (c)

     otherwise than in a temporary capacity, and

  4. (d)

     who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that he receives;” ”; and