# The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 26: Annual rate of pensions for surviving partners payable under this scheme when certain transition members die in service with accrued benefits in the FPS


(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a transition member who—
(a) was in pensionable service in the FPS until the day before the transition date;
(b) has continued in pensionable service in scheme employment, or to be treated as an active member of this scheme, until that member dies; and
(c) dies as an active member of this scheme.
(2) Awards for surviving spouses and civil partners are not payable under Part C (awards on death – spouses or civil partners) of the FPS in respect of a member to whom this paragraph applies.
(3) A surviving spouse or civil partner of a member to whom this paragraph applies is not entitled to receive a bereavement pension under article 43 of the FPS.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/78/schedule/2/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-26
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