# The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 1: Injury awards

Extent: N.I.

(1) This rule applies to a ... firefighter who has retired and is permanently disabled if the infirmity was occasioned by a qualifying injury.
(2) The firefighter is entitled—
(a) to a gratuity; and
(b) subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), to an injury pension,
both calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.
(3) Payment of an injury pension is subject to paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1.
(4) Where the firefighter retired before becoming permanently disabled, no payment in respect of an injury pension shall be made for the period before he became permanently disabled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/143/schedule/ANNEX/part/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/part-2/paragraph-1
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