Paragraph 11 Ordinary pensionI1
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraph (2), this article applies to a person who satisfies an eligibility condition and retires, having reached normal retirement age, or state pensionable age.
Subject to paragraph (2), this article applies to a connected member of this Scheme who was a firefighter member of this Scheme and satisfies an eligibility condition and retires from scheme employment in the 2015 Scheme having reached normal retirement age under this Scheme.
This article does not apply to—
a firefighter member whose notice of retirement states that he is retiring for the purpose of taking up employment with a fire and rescue authority in England, Scotland or Wales; or
subject to article 84C of Part 12, a special firefighter member in respect of special pensionable service.
A person to whom this article applies becomes entitled on retiring to an ordinary pension calculated, subject to paragraph (4), by multiplying his pensionable service by his final pensionable pay and dividing the resultant amount by 60.
Where a person to whom this article applies becomes entitled on retiring to a pension in respect of service as a retained or volunteer firefighter, his ordinary pension shall be calculated by multiplying his final pensionable pay by his pensionable retained or voluntary service and dividing the resultant amount by 60.
Where a firefighter member is entitled to more than one ordinary pension, those pensions shall not be aggregated unless article 17(6) applies.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Annex Scheme art. 11(1A) inserted (retrospective to 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/420), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(a)
- F2
Annex Scheme art. 11(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(2)