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  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007",
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  "text": "(1) This rule applies to a firefighter member who–\n(a) satisfies an eligibility condition; and\n(b) before reaching normal retirement age–\n(i) resigns or is dismissed from the authority’s employment; or\n(ii) makes a contributions election.\n(2) A person to whom this rule applies is entitled to a deferred pension which, subject to paragraph (4) and rule 5 of this Part, becomes payable from normal benefit age.\n(3) A deferred pension shall be calculated by multiplying the person’s pensionable service by the person’s final pensionable pay and dividing the resultant amount by 60.\n(4) Subject to rule 4 of Part 9 (withdrawal of early payment of deferred pension), where–\n(a) a person to whom this rule applies gives to the authority by whom the person was last employed notice in writing requesting early payment of the person’s deferred pension; and\n(b) the authority are satisfied, having obtained the opinion of an independent qualified medical practitioner in accordance with rule 2(2) of Part 8, that the person is permanently disabled from undertaking regular employment,\nthe authority shall pay the deferred pension from the date of the person’s disablement or, if that date cannot be ascertained, the date of the person’s request for early payment.\n(5) Where a deferred pension is paid early in accordance with paragraph (4), it shall be subject to review under rule 1(2) of Part 9 (review of ill-health pension).\n(6) A person who cancels their deferred pension under rule 4 ceases to be entitled to it.",
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