Paragraph 4 Amendment of Part 4 (survivors’ pension)

(1)

Part 4 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1) of rule 1 (pensions for surviving spouses, civil partners and nominated partners)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) after “member” insert “, other than a special firefighter member,”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
a special firefighter member who satisfies one of the special eligibility conditions and dies while employed by an authority; or”

(c)

in paragraph (1)(b)(iii) after “rules 1”, insert “1A,” and after “2” insert “2A,”.

(3)

In rule 2 (amount of survivor’s pension: general) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)
In the case of a firefighter member who is a special firefighter member, this rule applies with the substitution in paragraph (1)(a) of “one of the special eligibility conditions” for “an eligibility condition”.”.

(4)

In rule 3 (amount of survivor’s pension: special cases)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) for “for each year by which the survivor’s age exceeds, by more than twelve years, that of the deceased” substitute “for each year by which the deceased’s age exceeds, by more than twelve years, that of the survivor”;

(b)

in paragraph (3) after “condition” insert “or, in the case of a special member, satisfies a special eligibility condition”.

(5)

In rule 6 (child’s pension) in paragraph (a), after “eligibility conditions” insert “or, in the case of a special member, satisfies a special eligibility condition”.