{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-13.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2007/215",
  "legislation_title": "The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Deferred pension",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (7), this article applies to a firefighter member who—\n(a) satisfies an eligibility condition; and\n(b) before reaching normal retirement age—\n(i) resigns or is dismissed from the fire and rescue service; or\n(ii) makes a contributions election.\n(1A) Subject to paragraph (7), this article applies to a person who ceases to be a firefighter member or a special firefighter member under article 4B (cessation of firefighter membership and special firefighter membership) of Part 2.\n(1B) Subject to paragraph (7), this article applies to a connected member, or a connected special member, who—\n(a) opts out of pensionable service in the 2015 Scheme,\n(b) leaves scheme employment under the 2015 Scheme before reaching normal retirement age, or\n(c) ceases to be entitled to a lower tier ill-health pension or a higher tier ill-health pension under the 2015 Scheme in consequence of a review under regulation 77 (consequences of review) of the 2015 Regulations and declines an offer of employment made by the Board referred to in regulation 77(3)(b) of those Regulations.\n(1C) This article ceases to apply to a connected member who re-joins the 2015 Scheme after a gap in pensionable service not exceeding 5 years.\n(2) A person to whom this article applies is entitled to a deferred pension which, subject to paragraph (4) and article 15 becomes payable from normal benefit age.\n(3) A deferred pension shall be calculated by multiplying the person’s pensionable service by his final pensionable pay and dividing the resultant amount by 60.\n(4) Subject to article 53 (withdrawal of early payment of deferred pension), where—\n(a) a person to whom this article applies gives to the Board notice in writing requesting early payment of his deferred pension; and\n(b) the Board is satisfied, having obtained the opinion of a qualified medical practitioner in accordance with article 46, that the person is permanently disabled from undertaking regular employment,\nthe Board shall pay the deferred pension from the date of the person’s disablement or, if that date cannot be ascertained, the date of his request for early payment.\n(5) Where a deferred pension is paid early in accordance with paragraph (4), it shall be subject to review under article 49(2) (review of ill-health pension).\n(6) A person who cancels his deferred pension under article 14 ceases to be entitled to it.\n(7) In the case of a firefighter member who is a special firefighter member, paragraph (1) shall apply with the substitution, in paragraph (a), of “one of the special eligibility conditions” for “an eligibility condition” and with the substitution in paragraph (3) of “45” for “60” and “special pensionable service” for “pensionable service”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 13(1) 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(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 13(1A)-(1C) 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(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 13(7) added (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(6)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme art. 13 in operation at 30.3.2007 (with effect in accordance with art. 2(1)), see art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:41:07.019942+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}