# The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007, Paragraph 1: Qualifying service


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/199/schedule/1/part/10/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-scotland-order-2007/schedule-1/part-10/paragraph-1
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