Article 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Order 2005.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on 4th December 2005, but, subject to paragraph (3) the amendments set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect from 2nd August 2005.

(3)

(a)

the following amendments shall have effect from 4th December 2005–

(i)

the amendment made by paragraph 9, in so far as it relates to rule A13 (relating to normal pension age);

(ii)

the amendments made by paragraph 15(d) (relating to deferred pension);

(iii)

the amendment made by paragraph 25 (relating to spouse’s requisite benefit and temporary pension); and

(iv)

the amendments made by paragraph 7(a) and (b)(i), paragraph 73(d), in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraphs (5) and (6) of rule L1, and paragraphs 76, 77 and 89(b) (relating to the prevention of duplication of certain awards); and

(b)

the amendment made by paragraph 24 (relating to limiting awards to widows) shall have effect from 1st March 1992.

(4)

This Order extends to Scotland only.