Paragraph 6

In Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service), in chapter 1 (pensionable pay and pension contributions)—

(a)

in rule 1 (pensionable pay)—

(i)

in paragraph (1)—

(aa)

for “Subject to paragraph (3)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3) and (6)”;

(bb)

in sub-paragraph (a) omit “other than payments in respect of his continual professional development (see rule 7B of Part 3), and”;

(cc)

after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
the amount (if any) of any benefits which are pensionable under rule 7B(1) of Part 3, and”;

(ii)

after paragraph (5) insert—

“(6)
Where before 1st July 2013 and after that date, any allowance or supplement is being paid to a firefighter member which an authority treats as pensionable, but is not—

(a)
pensionable pay within the meaning of paragraph (1)(a);

(b)
additional pension benefit under rule 7A of Part 3 (long service); or

(c)
a payment in respect of a firefighter’s continual professional development under rule 7B,

that allowance or supplement shall continue to be treated as pensionable for so long as the firefighter receives it without any break in payment.”;

(b)

in rule 2 (final pensionable pay) in paragraph (1A) for “an amount in respect of his continual professional development (see rule 7B of Part 3),” substitute “ an amount payable to him in respect of the benefits within rule 7B of Part 3,”.