{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule/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/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Awards on death of reservists",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies in the case of a reservist who—\n(a) dies during his forces period, or\n(b) was permanently disabled at the end of his forces period, has not since been a firefighter, and dies either from the effects of an injury that occasioned his incapacity for the performance of duty or while in receipt of a pension.\n(2) If the reservist dies from the effects of an injury received during his forces period or a qualifying injury, the Board may, subject to paragraph 3, increase any pension or child’s pension payable under articles 23, 28 or 31 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or increase any pension or eligible child’s pension payable under Chapter 3 of Part 6 of the 2015 Regulations.\n(3) Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 6A have effect for limiting increases under paragraph (2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex Scheme Pt. 7A inserted (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. 8 (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 7A 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. 6(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/143/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:41:58.377332+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}