# The Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order 1990, Article 3: Elections in respect of protected benefits

Extent: E+W+S

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1841/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firemens-pension-scheme-amendment-order-1990/article-3
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