{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-55.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/55",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Payment of transfer values",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (9), the Board—\n(a) may pay a transfer value in respect of a person who has, before attaining state pensionable age, either ceased to serve as a regular firefighter in the fire and rescue service or elected under article 59 not to pay pension contributions and has become subject to another superannuation scheme (“the receiving scheme”); and\n(b) shall pay a transfer value in respect of such a person if the receiving scheme is an approved scheme.\n(2) The person must within 6 months after becoming subject to the receiving scheme, or such longer period as the Board may in the circumstances allow, have made a written request to the Board for the transfer value to be paid.\n(3) A transfer value may not be paid if one was paid before in relation to the same transfer.\n(4) A transfer value may not be paid if the person has received any payment in respect of a pension to which he became entitled under Part B on ceasing to serve as a regular firefighter.\n(5) A transfer value may not be paid if the person has received any gratuity or repayment of pension contributions to which he became entitled under Part B on ceasing to serve as a regular firefighter unless he—\n(a) became subject to the receiving scheme within 12 months, or such longer period as the Board may in the circumstances allow, after ceasing to serve; and\n(b) has, within the period allowed by paragraph (2) for requesting payment of the transfer value, repaid to the Board the amount paid to him.\n(6) A transfer value may not be paid if the person has a guaranteed minimum in relation to a pension provided by this Scheme, unless—\n(a) the receiving scheme is a contracted-out scheme; or\n(b) a contributions equivalent premium has been paid in respect of him by the Board and has not been repaid.\n(7) A transfer value may not be paid if the person has acquired a right to a cash equivalent, unless—\n(a) the service to which the cash equivalent relates includes service before lst October 1990; and\n(b) the right has been exercised by requiring the whole of the cash equivalent to be paid to the scheme managers of an approved scheme which is not a club scheme.\n(8) A transfer value may not be paid if the person—\n(a) has acquired a right to a part cash equivalent; and\n(b) would on taking that right remain entitled to a deferred pension.\n(9) A transfer value may not be paid in respect of any pension credit rights.\n(10) If a transfer value or cash equivalent is paid any award to which the person became entitled under Part B on ceasing to serve as a regular firefighter ceases to be payable.\n(11) Part IV of Schedule 6 has effect for determining the amounts of transfer values payable under this article.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme Pt. F art. 55 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/55",
    "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."
}