# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006, Paragraph 6: Rejoining the Scheme


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person who has made a contributions election may cancel it by giving written notice to the authority.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the person—
(a) is entitled to reckon 40 or more years of pensionable service for the purposes of the Scheme; or
(b) has previously given notice under this rule, unless the authority have declined to accept it.
(3) The authority may resolve that a person’s election may not be cancelled unless he has undergone a medical examination, at his own expense, and satisfied them as to his good health.
(4) Where an election under rule 5(1) is cancelled—
(a) the person shall resume the making of pension contributions; and
(b) shall again be a firefighter member of the Scheme,
with effect from the day on which begins the first pay period falling after the date on which the notice under paragraph (1) of this rule is received.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3432/schedule/1/part/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-order-2006/schedule-1/part-2/paragraph-6
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