{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-18.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/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Refund of aggregate pension contributions",
  "text": "(Z1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to paragraph (3).\n(1) A firefighter member who—\n(a) leaves the Board’s employment without satisfying an eligibility condition; or\n(b) remains in the Board’s employment but makes a contributions election before he has accrued three months’ qualifying service,\nis entitled to a refund of his aggregate pension contributions less—\n(i) the amount of any tax and national insurance premium required to be deducted; and\n(ii) such part of any contributions equivalent premium paid in respect of the member as is permitted by or under section 57 of the 1993 Act.\n(2) In paragraph (1), “aggregate pension contributions” means all of the payments made by the member to the Board by way of pension contributions.\n(3) In the case of a firefighter member who makes a contributions election subsequent to being automatically enrolled or re-enrolled in the Scheme, or having opted in to the Scheme, paragraphs (1) and (2) apply with the following modifications—\n(a) “three months’ qualifying service” means three months’ qualifying service since being automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, or opting in (as the case may be), on that occasion; and\n(b) “aggregate pension contributions” means the payments made by the firefighter member to the Board by way of pension contributions since being automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, or opting in (as the case may be), on that occasion.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 18(Z1) inserted (1.10.2013) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 3 art. 18(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/381), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 4(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 18(3) added (1.10.2013) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme art. 18 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/18",
    "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."
}