{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-scotland-order-2007/schedule-1/part-11/chapter-2/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-scotland-order-2007/schedule-1/part-11/chapter-2/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2007/199",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/11/chapter/2/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Periodical contributions in respect of periods of unpaid service or absence",
  "text": "(1) A firefighter member who–\n(a) has elected to purchase additional service in respect of a period of unpaid service or unpaid leave which falls within the period in respect of which contributions are payable in accordance with rule 7(1) of this Part; and\n(b) complies with the requirements of paragraph (2),\nis entitled to require the authority to treat that period of unpaid service or unpaid leave as a period of pensionable service.\n(2) The requirements of this paragraph are that the firefighter member must, not later than one month after the end of the period of unpaid service or leave (as the case may be), require the authority to deduct from the firefighter member’s pay an amount equal to the aggregate of the contributions that would have been made in respect of that period if it had been a period of paid service.\n(3) In paragraphs (1) and (2) “unpaid leave” means adoption leave, additional adoption leave, additional maternity leave or ordinary maternity leave or other absence without pay (including absence while participating in a strike).\n(4) Contributions payable under paragraph (2) may be paid–\n(a) during the unpaid leave period;\n(b) within six months of returning to duty after the end of that period; or\n(c) within such longer period as the authority may allow.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2012/107",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "comma substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "comma substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/234",
      "affecting_title": "The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2010/65",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2010/333",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment (No. 2) Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/149",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/149",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/149",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/149",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/149",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/141",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/143",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme and Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/143",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme and Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/143",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme and Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2015/143",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme and Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/295",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/26",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2024/295",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2024"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/160",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/186",
      "affecting_title": "The Fire Reform (Pensions Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2025/406",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2025/406",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2018/215",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2018/215",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2018/215",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/77",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/77",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/77",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/77",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2016/77",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/354",
      "affecting_title": "The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/354",
      "affecting_title": "The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2012/107",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/110",
      "affecting_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/199/schedule/1/part/11/chapter/2/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:33:39.505945+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}