# The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 2: Awards to reservists


(1) This rule applies to a reservist who, at the end of his forces period, is permanently disabled.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), article 12 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (award on ill-health retirement) and regulation 73 (entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension) of the 2015 Regulations have effect in relation to a reservist to whom this rule applies as if the reservist were a firefighter member taking ill-health retirement at the end of his forces period.
(3) Where the infirmity that occasioned his incapacity for the performance of duty was occasioned by an injury received during his forces period or by a qualifying injury the Board may—
(a) pay him, instead of an ill-health pension under article 12 of Part 3 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or under regulation 73 of the 2015 Regulations, a pension at the rate of one twelfth of his final pensionable pay or his final pay, as the case may be, and
(b) subject to paragraph (4), increase any such pension.
(4) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6A has effect for limiting increases under paragraph (3)(b).

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