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Paragraph 2 I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The amount of a person’s injury pension under rule 1 of Part 2 shall be reduced by three quarters of the amount of any other pension referable to his service as a firefighter F1(including, if rule 3 of Part 10 applies in his case, the aggregate of the pension to which he is entitled under article 15 of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or article 12 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or regulation 73 of the 2015 Regulations and the amount of the difference referred to in rule 3(3) of Part 10).

(2)

The amount of a person’s injury pension calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be reduced by three quarters of the amount of any other pension calculated by reference to pensionable service reckonable by virtue of the period of service during which he received the qualifying injury or, where an election under article 59 of F2the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or article 8 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme F3or the exercise of an option not to become an active member of the 2015 Scheme in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the 2015 Regulations had effect or the person failed to make an election under article 58 of F4the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or article 64 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme F5or regulation 121(3) of the 2015 Regulations or failed to exercise an option to become an active member of the 2015 Scheme in accordance with regulation 21 of the 2015 Regulations, by the amount of any other pension which would otherwise have been so calculated.

(3)

For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), any reduction of the other pension—

(a)

under article 18 (commutation) or 20 (allocation) of F6the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or article 19 (commutation: general) or article 21 (allocation of pension) of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme F7or regulation 117 (commutation of part of pension) or Chapter 6 (allocation of part of pension) of Part 5 of the 2015 Regulations;

(b)

under Part VII of Schedule 2 to F8the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme; or

(c)

by virtue of a pension debit,

shall be disregarded.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(1) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 10(2)(c)

F2

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(2) substituted (4.7.2008 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/238), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(1)(b)(i)(aa) (with arts. 3, 4)

F3

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(2) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 10(2)(d)(i)

F4

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(2) substituted (4.7.2008 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/238), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(1)(b)(i)(bb) (with arts. 3, 4)

F5

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(2) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 10(2)(d)(ii)

F6

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(3)(a) substituted (4.7.2008 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/238), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(1)(b)(ii)(aa) (with arts. 3, 4)

F7

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(3)(a) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 10(2)(e)

F8

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2(3)(b) substituted (4.7.2008 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/238), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(1)(b)(ii)(bb) (with arts. 3, 4)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2 in operation at 2.4.2007 with effect in accordance with art. 1(1)