# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 1


In Part 1 (citation and interpretation), in article 2(1)—
(a) in the appropriate places insert—
““the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;
“the 2015 Regulations” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;
“the 2015 Scheme” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015 which is established in the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;
“connected member” has the meaning given in article 4C of Part 2;
“connected special member” has the meaning given in article 4D of Part 2;
“continued pension” has the meaning given in article 11B of Part 3;
“continuity of service” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;
“equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given in regulation 73(5) of the 2015 Regulations;
“final salary link” means the final salary link which applies when the requirements of paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2014 Act are met;
“scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;
“scheme employment” in relation to the 2015 Scheme has the meaning given in regulation 15 of the 2015 Regulations;
“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;
“transition date” means—
(a) if the firefighter member or the special firefighter member is a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the tapered protection closing date for that member;
(b) if the firefighter member or special firefighter member is not a full protection member of this Scheme or a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the scheme closing date; or
(c) the date on which the member ceased to be a full protection member of this Scheme;
“transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;”;
(b) for the definition of “Scheme Actuary” substitute—
““Scheme Actuary” means the actuary appointed by the Department under regulation 158 (appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations) of the 2015 Regulations;”;
(c) for the definition of “special member” substitute—
““special member” means—
(a) a special firefighter member,
(b) a special deferred member,
(c) a special pensioner member,
(d) a connected special member;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/420/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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