Paragraph 17C Additional pension benefit: supplementary provisionsF1

Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), additional pension benefit under article 17A or 17B is payable at normal retirement age.

Where the firefighter member resigns or is dismissed or makes a contributions election, additional pension benefit is payable at normal benefit age; and paragraphs (4) to (6) of article 13 (deferred pension) shall apply in relation to that benefit as if it were a deferred pension to which he was entitled under that article.

Where article 4B of Part 2 applies to a person (P) who is not a connected member or entitled to the payment of an ill-health award under regulation 73 (entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension) of the 2015 Regulations, additional pension benefit is payable at normal benefit age, paragraphs (4) to (6) of article 13 (deferred pension) shall apply in relation to that benefit as if it were a deferred pension to which P was entitled under that article.

Where the firefighter member leaves his employment on ill-health retirement, his additional pension benefit is payable immediately.

Where the firefighter member is entitled to an ill-health award under regulation 73 of the 2015 Regulations, additional pension benefit is payable under this Scheme at the same time as the equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension is payable under the 2015 Scheme.

Where the firefighter member takes Board-initiated early retirement or member initiated early retirement, his additional pension benefit is payable at the same time as his pension under article 15 (pension on member-initiated early retirement), or, as the case may be, article 16 (pension on Board-initiated early retirement).

Where paragraph (4) applies, the firefighter member’s additional pension benefit shall be actuarially reduced by applying to the amount ascertained in accordance with article 17A or 17B (as the case may be) the appropriate actuarial reduction factor notified by the Scheme Actuary.

For the purposes of articles 19 and 20 (commutation), additional pension benefit shall be treated as if it were a pension payable under this Part.

For the purposes of determining the amount of any survivor’s pension under Part 4 or pension credit under Part 6, additional pension benefit shall be treated as if it were a pension payable under this Part.