# The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales) Order 2007, Paragraph 6: Death on or before 31 March 2007 of retained or volunteer firefighters employed before 6 April 2006


(1) This rule applies where a retained or volunteer firefighter employed by an authority immediately before 6 April 2006 dies on or before 31 March 2007 without having made an election as to membership of this Scheme.
(2) Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 of this Scheme (survivors' pensions), rule 1 of Part 5 of this Scheme (death grant) and rule 3 of Part 11 (pension contributions) have effect in respect of the deceased as if—
(a) the deceased had elected to become a member of this Scheme on 6 April 2006 and had not made a contributions election, and
(b) the deceased’s qualifying service and the deceased’s pensionable service began on 6 April 2006 and ended on the date of the deceased’s death.
(3) Where—
(a) in anticipation of the coming into force of this Scheme , the deceased nominated a nominated partner, and
(b) the nomination was received and accepted by the authority before the deceased died,
the deceased’s nominated partner will be entitled to the same benefits under this Scheme as if the nomination had effect for the purposes of this Scheme.
(4) The authority must deduct from the death grant payable by virtue of paragraph (2) the amount of the pension contributions that would have been payable under rule 3 of Part 11; and rule 1 of that Part has effect for determining the deceased’s pensionable pay for that purpose.
(5) The authority must notify the personal representatives of the amount deducted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/1072/schedule/1/part/15/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-wales-order-2007/schedule-1/part-15/paragraph-6
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