Paragraph 91 Special payments and transfers into Firefighters’ Pension FundI1

The Board shall make transfers into their FPF in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

In respect of each firefighter employed by the Board who retires on or after 1st April 2005 and before 1st April 2006 with an entitlement to immediate payment of an ill-health award under article 17 (ill-health award), the Board shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which this Order comes into operation, transfer into the FPF an amount equal to that firefighter’s average pensionable pay.

In respect of each firefighter employed by the Board who retires on or after 1st April 2006 with an entitlement to immediate payment of a higher tier ill-health award under article 15, the Board shall transfer into the FPF such amount as shall be determined and notified to it by the Department as the higher tier ill-health charge applicable in respect of that pension.

In respect of each firefighter employed by the Board who retires on or after 1st April 2006—

the Board shall transfer into the FPF such amount as shall be determined and notified to it by the Department as the lower tier ill-health charge applicable in respect of that pension.

The amount to be transferred under paragraph (3) or (4) shall be transferred in accordance with arrangements agreed with the Department.