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Paragraph 1 Qualifying service

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For the purposes of this Scheme, the following periods are periods of a person’s qualifying service–

(a)

the period during which the person is a firefighter member of the Scheme and for which the person receives pensionable pay;

(b)

any period during which the person–

(i)

is a firefighter member of the Scheme;

(ii)

is on unpaid leave other than unauthorised absence;

(iii)

has made an election under rule 4(1) of this Part; and

(iv)

has paid such contributions as are required to be paid under that rule in respect of that period;

(c)

in relation to the second pension under rule 7 of Part 3 (entitlement to two pensions), the period of qualifying service taken into account in calculating the first pension under that rule;

(d)

any period of additional service purchased under Part 11;

(e)

a period credited on acceptance of a transfer under Part 12;

(f)

where the person was a member of the 1992 Scheme, the period of service used for determining the person’s eligibility for an award under that Scheme; and

(g)

any period of service that may be credited to the firefighter member resulting from maternity, paternity or adoption leave.