# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 82: Reduction of award in case of default

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a person—
(a) is permanently disabled; and
(b) has brought about or contributed to his infirmity by his own serious and culpable negligence or misconduct,
the Board may reduce any ill-health award payable to him by it to not less than half its full amount.
(2) Where—
(a) a pension has been reduced under paragraph (1); and
(b) then the person attains the age of 60 the amount of the reduced pension is less than that of the notional deferred pension,
the amount of the reduced pension shall be increased to that of the notional deferred pension.
(3) The notional deferred pension is the deferred pension that would have been payable if the person had become entitled to one on the date of his ceasing to serve.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/144/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-82
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