{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/part-10/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/part-10/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2007/143",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "schedule/ANNEX/part/10/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Prevention of duplication: other injury awards for persons who are both regular and retained firefighters",
  "text": "(1) In this rule—\n“article 15 award” means an ill-health award under article 15 of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme;\n“injury award” means an injury award under Part 2 of this Scheme;\n“Part 8 award” means an injury award which is payable by virtue of rule 2 of Part 8 of this Scheme; and\n“regulation 73 award” means an entitlement to a lower tier ill-health pension or a higher tier ill-health pension under regulation 73 of the 2015 Regulations; and\n“article 12 award” means an ill-health pension under article 12 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme.\n(2) This rule applies to a person employed as a volunteer firefighter and a retained firefighter or as a regular firefighter and a retained firefighter who—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) is entitled—\n(i) from the Board to an injury award, article 15 award, article 12 award, a regulation 73 award, or more than one of these awards; and\n(ii) a Part 8 award.\n(3) The Board shall pay (in full) the article 15 award or the article 12 award or the regulation 73 award, as the case may be, and, subject to paragraph (4) shall pay only the injury element of the Part 8 award.\n(4) Where the amount of the article 15 award or the article 12 award or the regulation 73 award, as the case may be, is less than the amount which, but for paragraph (3), would have been paid to the person as the ill-health element of the Part 8 award, the Board shall pay him an amount equal to the amount of the difference.\n(5) A firefighter who is entitled to both an injury award and a Part 8 award shall receive, in respect of those awards, a single award of an amount equal to the injury award or the Part 8 award, whichever is greater; and rule 1(2) of this Part shall apply as regards the payment of that single award.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3, 4 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. 11(b) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(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. 9(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(2) substituted (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. 9(3)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(2) substituted (1.4.2015 with effect from 1.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/7), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(a) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(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. 9(3)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(2)(a) omitted (1.4.2015 with effect from 1.4.2006) by virtue of The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/7), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(2)(b)(i) 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. 9(3)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(3) substituted (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. 9(3)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 10 rule 3(4) substituted (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. 9(3)(c)"
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}