# The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008, Paragraph 3


In Part 2 (scheme membership, cessation and retirement)—
(a) in article 5 (eligibility conditions), in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) such transfer payment has been made to the Scheme in respect of his personal pension rights under a personal pension scheme as qualifies him for benefits under the Scheme; or”; and
(b) in article 8 (election not to make pension contributions), after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) A contributions election may not be made solely in respect of contributions relevant to additional pension benefit under article 17B of Part 3 (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/381/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2008/schedule/paragraph-3
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