The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007
S.R. 2007/144 · Made 5 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland
FIRE SERVICES
PENSIONS
Made 5th March 2007
Coming into operation 1st April 2006
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 10(l), (3), (4) and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984f1 and now vested in itf2 and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnelf3, in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order, makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “the Department”; Article 10(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/1549 (N.I. 11) Article 4. Article 10 was continued by S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9) Article 60(1) and (2).
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See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Schedule 4, Part III
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Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Article 3
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and revocations
- 2The Scheme
- Signature
- Schedule ANNEX: The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2007
- 1Paragraph 1
- Part A: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RETIREMENT
- 1Interpretation
- 2Exclusive application to regular firefighters
- 3Application to temporary employment connected with fire and rescue services
- 4Application to permanent employment as instructor
- 5Reckoning of service for purposes of awards
- 6Aggregate pension contributions for purposes of awards
- 7Disablement
- 8Relevant service in the armed forces
- 9Normal pension age
- 10Compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency
- 11Compulsory retirement on grounds of disablement
- 12Effective date of retirement
- Part B: PERSONAL AWARDS
- 13Ordinary pension
- 14Short service award
- 15Ill-health award
- 16Deferred pension
- 17Repayment of aggregate pension contributions
- 18Commutation — general provision
- 19Commutation - small pensions
- 20Allocation
- 21Limitation of commuted or allocated portion of pension
- 22Deduction of tax and lifetime allowance charge
- 23Pension debit members
- 24Part-time members
- Part C: AWARDS ON DEATH — SPOUSES OR CIVIL PARTNERS
- 25Spouse’s or civil partner’s ordinary pension
- 26Spouse’s or civil partner’s accrued pension
- 27Limitation award to surviving spouse or civil partner with reference to date of marriage or civil partnership
- 28Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s requisite benefit and temporary pension
- 29Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s award where no other award payable
- 30Limitation where spouses or civil partners living apart
- 31Effect of remarriage or subsequent civil partnership
- 32Pension debit members
- Part D: AWARDS ON DEATH — CHILDREN
- 33Child’s ordinary allowance
- 34Child’s accrued allowance
- 35Child’s allowance or special gratuity — limitations
- 36Pension debit members
- Part E: AWARDS ON DEATH — ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 37Lump sum death grant
- 38Dependent relative’s gratuity
- 39Payment of balance of contributions to estate
- 40Lump sum in lieu of surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s pension
- 41Lump sum in lieu of child’s allowance
- 42Limitation on discretion to commute pension or allowance for gratuity
- 43Increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks
- 44Flat-rate awards
- Part F: PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND TRANSFER VALUES
- 45Reckoning of and certificates as to pensionable service
- 46Current service
- 47Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 48Previous service reckonable without payment
- 49Previous service reckonable on payment
- 50Period during which injury pension was payable
- 51Previous service reckonable following actionable loss
- 52Calculation of amount of restitution payment
- 53Receipt of transfer value
- 54Transfer payments between fire authorities
- 55Payment of transfer values
- Part G: PENSIONABLE PAY AND CONTRIBUTIONS
- 56Pensionable pay and average pensionable pay
- 57Pension contributions
- 58Optional pension contributions during maternity and adoption leave
- 59Election not to pay pension contributions
- 60Continued payment of additional and further contributions
- 61Purchase of increased benefits
- 62Election to purchase increased benefits
- 63Payment of periodical contributions for increased benefits
- 64Effect of payment for increased benefits
- Part H: DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS AND APPEALS
- 65Determination by the Board
- 66Appeal against opinion on a medical issue
- 67Appeal against decision of the Board
- Part I: SERVICEMEN
- 68Preliminary
- 69Award to servicemen
- 70Awards on death of servicemen
- 71Servicemen who do not resume service in the fire and rescue service
- 72Pensionable service
- 73Pension contributions
- Part J: PENSION CREDIT MEMBERS
- 74Pension credit member’s entitlement to pension
- 75Commutation of the pension credit benefits
- 76Death grants where pension credit member dies before pension credit benefits payable
- 77Application of general rules
- Part K: SPECIAL CASES
- 78Guaranteed minimum pensions
- 79Revaluation of guaranteed minimum
- Part L: REVISION AND WITHDRAWAL OF AWARDS
- 80Review of ill-health and certain deferred pensions
- 81Consequences of review
- 82Reduction of award in case of default
- 83Withdrawal of pension during service as regular firefighter
- 84Withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences
- Part M: PAYMENT OF AWARDS AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- 85Payment of awards
- 86Prevention of duplication
- 87Payment of awards - supplementary
- Part N: SCHEME ADMINISTRATION, RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
- 88Scheme administrator for purposes of Part 4 of Finance Act 2004
- Part O: SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISION
- 89Transitional and other matters
- Part P: FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION FUND
- 90Establishment, maintenance and operation of Firefighters’ Pension Fund
- 91Special payments and transfers into Firefighters’ Pension Fund
- 92Transfer from Firefighters’ Pension Fund
- 93Excess amounts – information
- 94Excess amounts – estimated deficits
- 95Excess amounts – estimated surpluses
- 96Excess amounts – actual deficits
- 97Excess amount – actual surpluses
- 98Duty to provide information
- 99Duty to have regard to guidance
- Schedule 1: INTERPRETATION
- IGLOSSARY OF EXPRESSIONS
- Part II: EXPRESSIONS RELATED TO NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACTS AND ORDERS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- Schedule 2: PERSONAL AWARDS
- IORDINARY PENSION
- IISHORT SERVICE PENSION
- Part III: ILL-HEALTH PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Part IV: CALCULATION OF AWARDS FOR PART-TIME SERVICE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Part V: DEFERRED PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Part VI: REDUCTION OF PENSION AT STATE PENSIONABLE AGE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part VII: REDUCTION OF PENSION RELATED TO UP-RATING OF WIDOW’S PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Schedule 3: AWARDS ON DEATH – SPOUSES OR CIVIL PARTNERS
- Part I: SPOUSE’S OR CIVIL PARTNER’S ORDINARY PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Part II: SPOUSE’S OR CIVIL PARTNER’S ACCRUED PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part III: PENSION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CIVIL PARTNER OF POST-RETIREMENT MARRIAGE OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part IV: SPOUSE’S OR CIVIL PARTNER’S REQUISITE BENEFIT PENSION
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Schedule 4: AWARDS ON DEATH – CHILDREN
- Part I: CHILD’S ORDINARY ALLOWANCE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part II: CHILD’S ACCRUED ALLOWANCE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Part III: REDUCTION IN CHILD’S ALLOWANCE DURING FULL-TIME REMUNERATED TRAINING
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Schedule 5: LUMP SUM IN LIEU OF CHILD’S ALLOWANCE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Schedule 6: PENSIONABLE SERVICE AND TRANSFER VALUES
- Part I: PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF PREVIOUS SERVICE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Part II: SERVICE RECKONABLE ON RECEIPT OF TRANSFER VALUE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Part III: TRANSFER PAYMENTS BETWEEN FIRE AUTHORITIES
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- Part IV: AMOUNT OF TRANSFER VALUE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Schedule 7: PURCHASE OF INCREASED BENEFITS
- Part I: PAYMENTS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Part II: CALCULATION OF APPROPRIATE AMOUNT
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part III: INCREASES BY REFERENCE TO APPROPRIATE AMOUNT
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 8: APPEAL TO INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REFEREE
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- Schedule 9: SPECIAL CASES
- Part I: SPOUSE’S OR CIVIL PARTNER’S AWARDS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Part II: CHILDREN’S AWARDS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Part III: CALCULATION OF PENSIONABLE SERVICE WHERE PERSON CEASED TO SERVE BEFORE 1ST MAY 1975
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Schedule 10: TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 11: REVOCATIONS
- IORDERS NOT PREVIOUSLY REVOKED
- IIORDERS PREVIOUSLY REVOKED SUBJECT TO SAVINGS
- Explanatory note