{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-order-2006/schedule/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-order-2006/schedule/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/342",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-scotland-order-2006",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In rule A3 (exclusive application to regular firefighters)–\n(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (3) and (4)”, substitute “paragraphs (3) to (5)”; and\n(b) after paragraph (4), add–\n“(5) This Scheme ceases to apply in relation to–\n(a) a person who takes up employment with a fire and rescue authority on or after 6th April 2006,\n(b) a person who, having made an election under rule G3(1) not to pay pension contributions, cancels that election on or after 6th April 2006, and\n(c) the spouse, civil partner or dependant of such a person,\non the day on which a scheme, other than the Compensation Scheme , is brought into operation under section 34 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 as regards Scotland.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rule A3 was amended by article 5 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to S.S.I. 2001/310 and article 2 of and paragraph 1 of the Schedule to S.S.I. 2005/566."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Compensation Scheme is brought into operation by the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Scotland) Order 2006, S.S.I. 2006/338."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2004 c. 21. The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of section 34 as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc) Order 2005, S.I. 2005/849."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/342/schedule/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:18:50.010200+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."
}