Paragraph 71 Servicemen who do not resume service in the fire and rescue serviceI1

Subject to paragraph (3), a serviceman who does not resume service in the fire and rescue service within one month from the end of his forces period shall be treated for the purposes of the material provisions as having left the fire and rescue service at the end of that period.

The material provisions are those of articles 16 (deferred pension), 27 (limitation award to surviving spouse or civil partner with reference to date of marriage or civil partnership), 48 (previous service reckonable without payment), 49 (previous service reckonable on payment), 55(9) (no award where transfer value paid) and 56 (pensionable pay and average pensionable pay).

The serviceman may apply for the consent mentioned in article 49(1)(b) (Authority’s consent to rejoining fire and rescue service) within one month from the end of his forces period.