Paragraph 2 Award for or in relation to a ... volunteer firefighterF13I1

Subject to paragraph (2), this paragraph applies to a person—

if the infirmity that occasioned his incapacity for the performance of duty was occasioned by a qualifying injury.

A person to whom paragraph (1) applies shall be treated for the purposes of rules 1 and 3 of Part 2 (injury awards) as having been a regular firefighter falling within the description in paragraph (10) F3; but an award under rule 1 or 3 shall be reduced by 75 per cent. of any other pension under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme F4or the 2015 Scheme that is then in payment.

The following provisions apply in relation to the awards to which a person, by virtue of paragraph (2), may be entitled—

Subject to paragraph (4A)—

In the case of a person who has become a member of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme F8or the 2015 Scheme, the award under article 15 of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme shall be reduced by the amount of any award to which the person is entitled under article 12 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (award on ill-health retirement) F9or under regulation 73 (entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension) of the 2015 Regulations.

This paragraph applies where—

Where paragraph (5) applies and the deceased leaves a surviving spouse or civil partner, the deceased shall be treated for the purposes of rules 2 and 3 of Part 3 (spouse’s or civil partner’s special and augmented awards) as having been a regular firefighter falling within the description in paragraph (10).

Rules 3, 4 and 5 of Part 3 (limitations with reference to date of marriage or formation of partnership and where spouses or civil partners living apart, and effect of new relationship), rule 3 of Part 5 (gratuity in lieu of surviving spouse’s and civil partner’s pension) and rule 5 of that Part (increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks) shall apply in relation to the awards to which, by virtue of paragraph (6) above, the spouse or civil partner is entitled.

Where paragraph (5) applies and the deceased leaves a child, the deceased shall be treated for the purposes of rules 1 and 2 of Part 4 (child’s special allowance and gratuity) as having been a regular firefighter falling within the description in paragraph (10).

Rule 3 of Part 4 (child’s special allowance or gratuity: limitations), rule 3 of Part 5 (gratuity in lieu of child’s special allowance) and rule 5 of that Part (increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks) shall apply in relation to the awards to which, by virtue of paragraph (8), the child is entitled.

The regular firefighter mentioned in paragraphs (2), (4), (6) and (8) is one who is a whole-time employee of the Board and—