Article 1 Citation, application and commencement.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to England only^f1.

(3)

This Order shall come into force on 1st July 2013 but the amendment made by article 2 and—

(a)

paragraph 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relates to rule 1 (scheme membership) of Part 2) shall have effect from 31st December 2012;

(b)

sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph 2(b) of the Schedule (which relates to rule 7A (additional pension benefit: long service) of Part 3 (personal awards)) shall have effect from 11th April 2011;

(c)

paragraph 3 of the Schedule (which substitutes for rule 7B (additional pension benefit: continual professional development) in Part 3, rule 7B (additional pension benefit)) shall have effect in relation to paragraph (3) and the definitions of “beginning date” and “following relevant tax year” in paragraph (6) of rule 7B from 11th April 2011.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Powers under sections 34 and 60 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously vested in the National Assembly for Wales by section 62 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), they were transferred to Welsh Ministers. Powers under sections 34 and 60 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 are now vested in Scottish Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Scotland (S.I.2005/849).