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Paragraph 1 Authorities responsible for payment of awards

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(1)

An award payable to or in respect of a person by reason of that person having been employed as a regular firefighter is payable by the authority by whom the person was last so employed.

(2)

An award payable under Part 6 (pension-sharing on divorce) to or in respect of a pension credit member, and any sum paid in commutation of such an award, is payable by the authority which employed the pension debit member from whose rights the pension credit member’s award is derived when the pension sharing order took effect.