# The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 3: Limitation on award to spouse or civil partner by reference to date of marriage or formation of partnership

Extent: N.I.

(1) A surviving spouse or surviving civil partner is not entitled to a special pension under rule 1 or an augmented pension under rule 2 unless he was married to, or had a civil partnership with, the deceased during a period before the deceased last ceased to be a regular firefighter.
(2) A surviving spouse or surviving civil partner who, but for paragraph (1), would be entitled to a pension mentioned in that paragraph, is instead entitled to a pension calculated in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 2.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/143/schedule/ANNEX/part/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/part-3/paragraph-3
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