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Paragraph 9 Procedure for applications under rule 8

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(1)

An application under rule 8—

(a)

must be made in writing,

(b)

must specify the scheme or arrangement from which the transfer value payment is to be made and the anticipated amount of the payment, and

(c)

subject to paragraph (2), must be made—

(i)

before the beginning of the period of one year ending with the date on which the member reaches normal retirement age; and

(ii)

in the case of a transfer value payment from a non-occupational pension scheme, during the period of one year beginning with the day on which the member becomes eligible to be a firefighter member, or such longer period as the authority may allow.

(2)

In the case of a transfer value payment to be made under public sector transfer arrangements, the application under rule 8—

(a)

must be made during the period of one year beginning with the day on which the member becomes eligible to be a firefighter member, or such longer period as the authority may allow, and

(b)

must be received by the authority before the applicant reaches the age which is the normal pension age under the scheme by which the transfer value payment is to be made.