# The Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007, Paragraph 1


In Part 1 (general provisions)–
(a) in rule 2(1) (interpretation)–
(i) omit the definitions of “Pension Scheme”, “pensionable pay” and “pensionable service”, “retained firefighter” and “volunteer firefighter”;
(ii) before the definition of “the 2004 Act”, insert the following definition–
““the 1992 Scheme” means the Firefighters' Pension Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order 1992;”;
(iii) after the definition of “the 2005 Act”, insert the following definition–
““the 2006 Scheme” means the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland), set out in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007;”;
(iv) in the definition of “average pensionable pay”, for “the Pension Scheme” substitute “the 1992 Scheme”;
(v) for the definition of “fire and rescue authority” substitute–
““fire and rescue authority” means a Scottish Fire Authority under the 2004 Act;”; and
(vi) insert, in the appropriate places, the following definitions–
““final pensionable pay” shall be construed in accordance with rule 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 11 of the 2006 Scheme;”;
““normal benefit age” has the meaning given by rule 3(2) of Part 2 of the 2006 Scheme;”;
““pensionable pay”–
(a) in relation to the 1992 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule G1 of that Scheme; and
(b) in relation to the 2006 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule 1 of Part 11 of that Scheme;
“pensionable retained service”, in relation to a retained firefighter or a volunteer firefighter, means the same proportion of whole-time service as that which that firefighter’s actual annual pensionable pay bears to that firefighter’s reference pay;
“pensionable service”–
(a) in relation to the 1992 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule F1 of that Scheme;
(b) in relation to the 2006 Scheme, shall be construed in accordance with rule 2 to 6 of Part 10 of that Scheme;”;
““reference pay”, in relation to the pensionable pay of a retained or volunteer firefighter for any period, means the whole-time equivalent pensionable pay for that period of a regular firefighter employed in a similar role and with equivalent qualifying service;”; and
““retained firefighter” and “retained or volunteer firefighter” mean a person employed by an authority–
(a) as a firefighter, but not as a regular firefighter;
(b) on terms under which that person is, or may be, required to engage in fire-fighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to that person’s role as a firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in fire-fighting);
(c) otherwise than in a temporary capacity; and
(d) who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that the firefighter receives;”; and
(b) in rule 7 (qualifying injury), in paragraph (4), omit “regular or retained”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/198/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-scotland-amendment-order-2007/schedule/paragraph-1
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