# The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 7: Meaning of “active member of an existing public body pension scheme”

Extent: E+W

(1) For the purpose of this Schedule, a person (P) is an active member of an existing public body pension scheme on a given date if on that date P is—
(a) in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b) on a gap in service not exceeding five years.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), after the closing date for the existing public body pension scheme P is not on a gap in service while P is in pensionable public service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/622/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-wales-regulations-2015/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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