# The Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (England) Order 2006, Article 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 7th August 2006; but—
(a) rule 3 of Part 2 of the Compensation Scheme (compensation for death or permanent incapacity while on duty), and so much of that Scheme as relates to that rule, shall have effect from 1st April 2000; and
(b) the remainder of the Compensation Scheme shall have effect from 1st April 2006.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
(3) In this Order—
“the Compensation Scheme” means the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (England) 2006, set out in the Schedule to this Order; and
“the Pension Scheme” means the Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1811/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-england-order-2006/article-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.