Paragraph 1 Amendment of Part 1 (title and interpretation)

at the appropriate places insert—

• ““the 2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Finance Act 2004^f1;”;

• ““actuary” (“actiwari”) means a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries;”;

• ““child’s pension” (“pensiwn plentyn”) means a pension under rule 6 (child’s pension) of Part 4 (survivors’ pensions);”;

• ““initial date” (“dyddiad cychwynnol”) means 1 January 2015;”;

• ““IQMP” (“YMCA”) means an independent qualified medical practitioner;”;

• ““limited period” (“cyfnod cyfyngedig”) means the period beginning on 1 July 2000 or if later, the date falling before 6 April 2006 on which the person was first employed as a retained firefighter and ending on the earliest of—

  1. (a)

     the date on which that person joined this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which the member could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service,

  2. (b)

     the date, if applicable, on which the person ceased to be employed as a retained or regular firefighter; and

  3. (c)

     31 March 2015;”;

• ““lump sum contribution” (“cyfraniad ar ffurf cyfandaliad”) means the lump sum payable under paragraphs (1) to (13) of rule 6A of Part 11;”;

• ““mandatory special period” (“cyfnod arbennig gorfodol”) means that part of a person’s service during the limited period beginning on the date selected by the person before 6 April 2006 and ending on the earliest of—

  1. (a)

     the date on which the person joined this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which the person could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service,

  2. (b)

     the date, if applicable, on which the person was dismissed or retired from employment as a regular or retained firefighter; and

  3. (c)

     31 March 2015;”;

• ““mandatory special period pension contributions” (“cyfraniadau pensiwn cyfnod arbennig gorfodol”) means the special pension contribution payable in respect of a special member’s service during the mandatory special period under rule 6A of Part 11 together with any interest payable in respect of that contribution in accordance with rule 6A(13);”;

• ““ordinary pension” (“pensiwn cyffredin”), in relation to a standard member, means a pension referred to in rule 1 of Part 3 (personal awards);”;

• ““Scheme Actuary” (“Actiwari’r Cynllun”) means the actuary appointed by the Welsh Ministers to provide actuarial advice and to carry out any statutory functions set out in the Scheme;”;

• ““scheme chargeable payment” (“taliad trethadwy o’r cynllun”) has the meaning given in section 241 of the 2004 Act;”;

• ““special deferred member” (“aelod gohiriedig arbennig”) has the meaning given in rule 1A(5) to (8) of Part 2;”;

• ““special eligibility conditions” (“amodau cymhwyster arbennig”) has the meaning given in rule 2A of Part 2;”;

• ““special firefighter member” (“aelod-ddiffoddwr tân arbennig”) has the meaning given in rule 1A(1) to (4) of Part 2;”;

• ““special membership” (“aelodaeth arbennig”) means membership of this Scheme as a special firefighter member, special deferred member or special pensioner member as the case may be;”;

• ““special member” (“aelod arbennig”) means a special firefighter member, a special deferred member or a special pensioner member;”;

• ““special member’s ordinary pension” (“pensiwn cyffredin aelod arbennig”) means a pension of the description referred to in rule 1A of Part 3;”;

• ““special pension contribution” (“cyfraniad pensiwn arbennig”) means the pension contribution set out in rule 3(1A) of Part 11;”;

• ““special pensionable retained service” (“gwasanaeth wrth gefn pensiynadwy arbennig”), in relation to a retained firefighter who is a special member and any period of special pensionable service, means the same proportion of whole-time service as that which the firefighter’s actual pensionable pay for that period bears to the firefighter’s reference pay for that period;”;

• ““special pensionable service” (“gwasanaeth pensiynadwy arbennig”) is to be construed in accordance with rules 2A to 5 of Part 10;”;

• ““special pensioner member” (“aelod-bensiynwr arbennig”) has the meaning given in rule 1A(9) to (13) of Part 2;”;

• ““standard member” (“aelod safonol”) means a member of this Scheme other than a special member;”;

• ““standard membership” (“aelodaeth safonol”) means membership of this Scheme as a standard member;”;

• ““volunteer firefighter” (“diffoddwr tân gwirfoddol”) means a person employed by an authority—

  1. (a)

     as a volunteer firefighter but not as a regular firefighter or as a retained firefighter;

  2. (b)

     on terms under which the firefighter is, or may be required to, engage in firefighting (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in firefighting);

  3. (c)

     otherwise than in a temporary capacity; and

  4. (d)

     who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that the firefighter receives.”;

in the definition of “child” (“plentyn”) for “or a pensioner member” substitute “a pensioner member or a special member”;

at the end of the definition of “opt in” (“dewis ymuno”) insert—

• “or, in the case of a special firefighter member means making an election under rule 6A of Part 11 to pay the mandatory special period pension contributions;”;

in the definition of “pensioner” (“pensiynwr”), after ““pensioner member” (“aelod-bensiynwr”)” insert “or “special pensioner member” (“aelod-bensiynwr arbennig”)”;

for the definition of “retained firefighter” (“diffoddwr tân wrth gefn”) and “volunteer firefighter” (“diffoddwr tân wrth gefn”) substitute—

• ““retained firefighter” (“diffoddwr tân wrth gefn”) means a person employed by an authority—

  1. (a)

     as a retained firefighter, but not as a regular firefighter or as a volunteer firefighter;

  2. (b)

     on terms under which the firefighter is, or may be, required to engage in firefighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to the firefighter’s role as firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in firefighting);

  3. (c)

     otherwise than in a temporary capacity; and

  4. (d)

     who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that the firefighter receives;”.