# The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 45: Ill-health award ceases to be payable


This regulation applies when an ill-health award ceases to be payable to a person under regulation 77 (consequences of review) and the pensioner member re-enters pensionable service—
(a) the scheme manager must close the retirement account;
(b) the scheme manager must re-establish the active member's account and credit it with an amount equal to the annual rate of lower tier ill-health pension payable when the ill-health award was first made;
(c) the scheme manager must make entries in the active member's account as if, during the gap in pensionable service, the member—
(i) was in pensionable service under this scheme; but
(ii) received no pensionable pay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/78/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-45
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