Paragraph 14 Short service awardI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

This article applies, unless immediately before his retirement an election under article 59 not to pay pension contributions had effect, to a regular firefighter who—

(a)

retires on or after normal pension age; and

(b)

is not entitled to any other pension or gratuity under this Part.

(2)

A person to whom this article applies becomes entitled on retiring—

(a)

if he is entitled to reckon at least 2 years’ pensionable service or if a transfer payment in respect of his rights under a personal pension scheme has been made to the scheme, to a short service pension calculated in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2; and

(b)

in any other case, to a short service lump sum of an amount equal to the aggregate of his pension contributions.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: ANNEX Scheme Pt. B art. 14 in operation at 1.4.2006, see art. 1(2)