# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012, Paragraph 2


In Part 2 (scheme membership, cessation and retirement)—
(a) In rule 1 (scheme membership)—
(i) in paragraph (2), for “rule 6(4)” substitute “rule 6”; and
(ii) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Where a person who has made an election not to pay pension contributions under the 1992 Scheme is automatically enrolled in this Scheme, that enrolment shall constitute an election to become a firefighter member of this Scheme.”;
(b) in rule 5 (election not to make pension contributions) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(Z1) A written notice given under paragraph (1) of this rule should be signed by the firefighter member or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.”; and
(c) in rule 6 (rejoining the Scheme)—
(i) for paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) A person who has made a contributions election may cancel it by giving a signed written notice to the authority or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.”
(ii) after paragraph 1, insert—
“(1A) Where a person who has made a contributions election is subsequently automatically enrolled or re-enrolled in the Scheme, that enrolment or re-enrolment shall constitute a cancellation of their contributions election.”;
(iii) omit paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(iv) in paragraph (4), after “is received” insert—
“or, in the case of a firefighter member who has been automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, with effect from the automatic enrolment or re-enrolment date (as the case may be)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2988/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-amendment-no-2-order-2012/schedule/paragraph-2
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