Article 3 Elections in respect of protected benefitsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This article applies to a person—

(a)

to whom a protected benefit is being paid or may become payable, and

(b)

who is placed in a worse position than he would have been in if a variation made to the 1973 Scheme by virtue of article 2 (“the relevant variation”) had not applied in relation to the protected benefit.

(2)

A protected benefit is one which is being paid or may become payable by a fire authority, under the 1973 Scheme, to or in respect of a person who was employed as a regular fireman but ceased to be so employed, or died, before 1st October 1990.

(3)

A person to whom this article applies may, by giving written notice to the fire authority within 3 months after 1st October 1990, elect that the relevant variation shall not apply in relation to the protected benefit.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 3 in force at 1.10.1990, see art. 1(1)