# The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024, Paragraph 1: Amendment of Part 1


(1) Part 1 (citation and interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1)—
(a) after the definition of “equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension” insert—
““extended limited period” means the period beginning on the date on which that person was first employed as a retained firefighter and ending on the earliest of—
(a) the date, if applicable, on which that person joined this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which that person could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service,
(b) the date, if applicable, on which that person joined the 2015 Scheme in respect of service which that person could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service,
(c) the date, if applicable, on which that person ceased to be employed as a retained or a regular firefighter, and
(d) 31 March 2022,”,
(b) for the definition of “mandatory special period”, substitute—
““mandatory special period” means—
(a) in relation to service purchased following an application made under rule 5A of Part 11 (purchase of service during the limited period), that part of a person’s service during the limited period beginning on the date selected by him or her before 6 April 2006 and ending on the earlier of—
(i) 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, and
(ii) the date, if applicable, on which the person was dismissed or retired from employment as a regular or retained firefighter,
(b) in relation to service purchased following an application under rule 5B of Part 11 (purchase of service during the extended limited period), that part of a person’s service during the extended limited period beginning on the date selected by him or her before 6 April 2006 and ending on the last day of the extended limited period.”,
(c) after the definition of “scheme employment”, insert—
““second initial date” means 18 March 2024,”,
(d) after the definition of “special eligibility conditions ”, insert—
““special employment period” means the period beginning on 7 April 2000 and ending on 5 April 2006,”,
(e) in the definition of “special membership”, after “special firefighter member,” insert “connected special member,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/26/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-schemes-scotland-amendment-order-2024/schedule/paragraph-1
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