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  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007",
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  "heading": "Last day of membership",
  "text": "(1) Where a firefighter member leaves the Scheme, the firefighter member’s last day of membership shall be taken to be–\n(a) where the firefighter member leaves on retirement at normal retirement age, the firefighter member’s last day of service; and\n(b) in any other case, subject to paragraph (2), the last day on which the firefighter member pays contributions.\n(2) Where a firefighter member is on unpaid leave or absent without permission on the day on which the firefighter member leaves the Scheme, the firefighter member’s last day of membership shall be taken to be such date as may be agreed with the authority.",
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