# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014, Paragraph 4: Meaning of “eligible to be an active member” of the NFPS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purpose of this Schedule, a person (P) is eligible to be an active member of the NFPS on a given date if on that date P is not in pensionable service under the 1992 Scheme or the NFPS and either—
(a) P is in service as a firefighter which entitles P to be eligible to be an active member of the NFPS; or
(b) P is on a gap in pensionable service not exceeding five years.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), after the scheme closing date P is not on a gap in service while P is in pensionable public service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2848/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-england-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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