{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-77",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-77.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/77",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": "Application of general rules",
  "text": "(1) The provisions of this Scheme specified in paragraph (2) apply to pension credit members and awards payable to or in respect of them, but apart from where provision is made by this Part or a contrary intention is otherwise indicated—\n(a) this Scheme shall not apply to pension credit members and benefits payable to or in respect of them, except if and to the extent that they are also members of another description or dependants of a member; and\n(b) the benefits payable to or in respect of pension credit members are not aggregated for any purpose with benefits payable to or in respect of those persons in any other capacity or as pension credit members deriving their pension credit benefits from any other pension debit member.\n(2) Those provisions are -\narticle 65 (determination by the Board);\narticle 67 (appeal against decision of the Board);\narticle 84 (withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences);\narticle 85 (payment of awards);\narticle 87(1) to (5) and (10) (payments of awards-supplementary); and\narticle 90 (establishment, maintenance and operation of Firefighters’ Pension Fund).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme Pt. J art. 77 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/77",
    "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."
}