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The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/143 · Made 5 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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FIRE SERVICES

PENSIONS

Made 5th March 2007

Coming into operation 2nd April 2007

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 10(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984f1 and now vested in itf2 and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnelf3, in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “the Department”; Article 10 was continued by S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9), Article 60(1) and (2).

f2

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Schedule 4, Part III

f3

Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I.6) Article 3

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation
  2. 2New compensation scheme for firefighters
  3. 3General transitional provisions
  4. 4Transitional provision: decisions and determinations made before 1st April 2006
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule ANNEX: The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2007
  7. Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  8. 1Citation, commencement and effect
  9. 2Interpretation
  10. 3Exclusive application to regular and retained firefighters
  11. 4Application to temporary employment connected with fire services
  12. 5Application to permanent employment as instructor
  13. 6Reckoning of service for purposes of awards
  14. 7Qualifying injury
  15. 8Disablement
  16. 9Death or infirmity resulting from qualifying injury
  17. 10Effective date of retirement
  18. 11Determining pensionable pay in certain cases
  19. Part 2: INJURY AWARDS AND DUTY-RELATED COMPENSATION
  20. 1Injury awards
  21. 2Part-time members
  22. 3Compensation for death or permanent incapacity while on duty
  23. 4Commutation of small compensatory pensions
  24. Part 3: AWARDS ON DEATH: SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS
  25. 1Special award for spouse or civil partner
  26. 2Augmented award for spouse or civil partner
  27. 3Limitation on award to spouse or civil partner by reference to date of marriage or formation of partnership
  28. 4Limitation where spouse or civil partner is living apart
  29. 5Effect of new relationship
  30. 6Amount of Survivor’s pension: special cases
  31. Part 4: AWARDS ON DEATH: CHIDREN
  32. 1Child’s special allowance
  33. 2Child’s special gratuity
  34. 3Child’s special allowance or gratuity: limitations
  35. Part 5: AWARDS ON DEATH: ADDITIONAL PROVISION
  36. 1Adult dependent relative’s special pension
  37. 2Dependent relative’s gratuity
  38. 3Gratuity in lieu of surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s pension
  39. 4Lump sum in lieu of child’s special allowance
  40. 5Increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks
  41. Part 6: DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS AND APPEALS
  42. 1Determination by Board
  43. 2Appeal to medical referee
  44. 3Appeals on other issues
  45. Part 7: SERVICEMEN
  46. 1Interpretation of Part 7
  47. 2Awards to servicemen
  48. 3Awards on death of servicemen
  49. 4Servicemen who resume service as regular firefighters
  50. Part 7A: RESERVISTS
  51. 1Interpretation of Part 7A
  52. 2Awards to reservists
  53. 3Awards on death of reservists
  54. 4Reservists who resume service as firefighters
  55. Part 8: SPECIAL CASES
  56. 1Award for or in relation to employee who is not a regular or retained firefighter
  57. 2Award for or in relation to a ... volunteer firefighter
  58. 3Employees other than regular firefighters: supplementary
  59. Part 9: REVIEW, WITHDRAWAL AND FORFEITURE OF AWARDS
  60. 1Review of injury pension
  61. 2Reduction of award in case of default
  62. 3Withdrawal of pension during service as regular firefighter
  63. 4Withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences
  64. 5Forfeiture of award
  65. Part 10: PAYMENT OF AWARDS AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
  66. 1Payment of awards
  67. 2Prevention of duplication
  68. 3Prevention of duplication: other injury awards for persons who are both regular and retained firefighters
  69. 4Prevention of duplication: other awards for spouses or children of persons who are both regular and retained firefighters
  70. Schedule 1: INJURY AWARDS AND DUTY-RELATED COMPENSATION
  71. Part 1: CALCULATION OF AWARDS FOR FULL-TIME SERVICE
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 1AParagraph 1A
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. Part 2: CALCULATION OF AWARDS FOR PART-TIME SERVICE
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. Part 3: CALCULATION OF AWARDS FOR RETAINED OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. Schedule 2: AWARDS FOR SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS
  83. Part 1: SPECIAL PENSION
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. Part 2: AWARD FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE OF POST-RETIREMENT MARRIAGE WHERE DECEASED IS A MEMBER OF THE FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION SCHEME BUT NOT A MEMBER OF THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION SCHEME
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. Schedule 3: AWARDS ON DEATH: CHILDREN
  91. Part 1: CHILD’S SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. Part 2: REDUCTION IN CHILD’S ALLOWANCE DURING FULL-TIME REMUNERATED TRAINING
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. Schedule 4: AWARDS ON DEATH: ADDITIONAL PROVISION
  102. Part 1: ADULT DEPENDENT RELATIVE’S SPECIAL PENSION
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. 4Paragraph 4
  107. Part 2: LUMP SUM IN LIEU OF CHILD’S ALLOWANCE
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. Schedule 5: APPEALS
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  114. 4Paragraph 4
  115. 5Paragraph 5
  116. 6Paragraph 6
  117. 7Paragraph 7
  118. 8Paragraph 8
  119. 9Paragraph 9
  120. Schedule 6: SERVICEMEN: INCREASED AWARDS
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. Schedule 6A: RESERVISTS: INCREASED AWARDS
  125. 1Paragraph 1
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. Schedule 7CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF THE PENSION SCHEME AND THE COMPENSATION SCHEME
  129. Explanatory note