# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Order 2026, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

(1) Part 1 (citation and interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “extended limited period”, in paragraph (a), after “joined” insert “(or, in the case of a retained firefighter opt-out member, rejoined)”;
(b) in the definition of “mandatory special period”, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) in relation to service purchased following an application under rule 7 of Part 15 (Retained firefighter opt-out member), that part of a retained firefighter opt-out member’s service during the extended limited period in which they had opted-out of membership of this Scheme, or had ceased to pay periodic contributions such that rule 6B(5)(c) of part 11 (election to purchase service during the limited period or the extended limited period) applied;”;
(3) after the definition of “retained firefighter” insert—
““retained firefighter opt-out member” means a retained firefighter who joined this Scheme on or after 6th April 2006 and either—
(a) became a special member of this Scheme during any part of the extended limited period and elected not to make pension contributions under rule 5(1) of Part 2 (election not to make pension contributions) on or before 31st March 2015; or
(b) elected to purchase service during the limited period but then ceased to pay periodic contributions such that rule 6B(5)(c) of Part 11 (election to purchase service during the limited period or the extended limited period) applied;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/281/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-amendment-order-2026/schedule/paragraph-1
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