{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-17.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2007/144",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Repayment of aggregate pension contributions",
  "text": "(1) This article applies to a regular firefighter, with less than 2 years’ pensionable service, who ceases to be a regular member of the fire and rescue service or elects under article 59 not to pay pension contributions, in circumstances in which—\n(a) no transfer value or cash equivalent is payable in respect of him; and\n(b) he does not become entitled to any award under articles 13 to 16 or article 78.\n(2) A person to whom this article applies becomes entitled to the repayment of his aggregate pension contributions.\n(3) Where aggregate pension contributions are repaid under paragraph (2), the Board shall transfer from its Firefighters’ Pension Fund to any other fund maintained by it an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts that it has paid by way of employer’s contributions under article 57(4) in respect of the firefighter concerned.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme Pt. B art. 17 in operation at 1.4.2006, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/144/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:41:56.968954+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}