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Fire And Rescue Services, Wales

Pensions, Wales

Made 4 March 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 7 March 2014

Coming into force 1 April 2014

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34, 60 and 62 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f1.

In accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers consulted such persons as they considered appropriate before making the Order.

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Footnotes

f1: 2004 c.21. Section 34 was amended by section 27 of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to, the Public Service Pension Act 2013 (c.25), but at the time of making this Order the amendment is not yet in force. Sections 60 and 62 were amended by sections 9 and 10 of the Localism Act 2011 (c.20). The powers under sections 34 and 60 were vested in the National Assembly for Wales, in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Wales, by virtue of section 62 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. These powers were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).