Regulation 6 Scheme employmentI1

United Kingdom

F1(1)

For the purposes of these Regulations, a person is in scheme employment if

(a)

that person—

(i)

is employed as a firefighter by an authority; or

(ii)

is a person to whom this scheme relates by virtue of a determination under section 25(5) of the 2013 Act; and

(b)

that person satisfies the requirements in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3).

(2)

A person who took up employment on or after 1st April 2015 satisfies the requirement in this paragraph where that person’s role on taking up employment includes—

(a)

resolving operational incidents; or

(b)

leading and supporting others in the resolution of operational incidents.

F2(3)

A person who is a member of the 1992 Scheme or of the NFPS satisfies the requirement in this paragraph.

(4)

The employer of a person in scheme employment is referred to in these Regulations as the “scheme employer”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 6(1) substituted (22.3.2018) by The London Government (London Fire Commissioner and Policing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/269), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 16(3)
F2: Reg. 6(3) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/589), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(2)