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Paragraph 10 Effect of purchasing additional service by lump sum payment

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), where a period of additional service has been purchased by way of a lump sum payment, the firefighter member’s pensionable service shall be increased by that period as regards any award payable to him under this Scheme.

(2)

A period of additional service purchased by way of a lump sum payment shall not be treated as part of the pensionable service on which the amount of any higher tier ill-health pension is calculated under rule 2 of Part 3.

(3)

If the firefighter member takes member-initiated early retirement the period of additional service shall be part of the total to which the actuarial reduction is applied under rule 5 of Part 3.

(4)

If the firefighter member takes authority-initiated early retirement the period of additional service shall be part of the pensionable service on which the pension is calculated under rule 6 of Part 3.