# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 29: Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s award where no other award payable

Extent: N.I.

(1) This article applies where—
(a) a person by whom pension contributions have at any time been payable under article 57 dies, while serving as a regular firefighter, before the end of the tax year preceding that in which he would have attained state pensionable age; and
(b) he leaves a spouse or a civil partner; and
(c) articles 25, 26 and 28 do not apply.
(2) Where this article applies the surviving spouse or civil partner is entitled—
(a) in respect of the first 13 weeks following the death, to a temporary pension calculated as if article 28(2)(a) and (3) had applied; and
(b) to a lump sum of an amount equal to the deceased’s average pensionable pay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/144/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-29
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