{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-2.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/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Scheme—\n“the 2007 Scheme” means the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2007;\n“the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;\n“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;\n“the 2004 Act” means the Finance Act 2004;\n“actuary” means a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries;\n“the 1999 Order” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Order (Northern Ireland) 1999;\n“the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;\n“the 2015 Regulations” means the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 which established the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015;\n“the 2015 Regulations” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;\n“the 2015 Scheme” means the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015 which was established by the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;\n“the 2015 Scheme” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015 which is established in the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;\n“adoption leave” means leave under Article 107A of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; and “ordinary adoption leave” and “additional adoption leave” shall be construed accordingly;\n“amount”, in relation to a pension, means the annual amount of the pension;\n“the Automatic Enrolment Regulations” mean the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010;\n“automatic enrolment date” has the meaning given by section 3(7) (automatic enrolment) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;\n“automatic re-enrolment date” means the date determined in accordance with regulation 12 of the Automatic Enrolment Regulations;\n“automatically enrolled” means becoming a firefighter member of the Scheme on the automatic enrolment date;\n“automatically re-enrolled” means becoming a firefighter member of the Scheme on the automatic re-enrolment date;\n“award” means a pension or lump sum under this Scheme, or the refund of pension contributions;\n“Board-initiated early retirement” means retirement before normal retirement age under article 16;\n“cash equivalent” and “part-cash equivalent” have the respective meanings given by sections 90 and 94(1) of the 1993 Act;\n“child”, in relation to a firefighter member, a deferred member a pensioner member or a special member , means—\n(a)a child who is financially dependent on him, and is—\n(i)a natural child, step-child or adopted child of his; or\n(ii)otherwise related to him; or\n(iii)the child of his spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner; and\n(b)any child of his—\n(i)who is born after his death; and\n(ii)with whom the child’s mother was pregnant at the date of the member’s death;\n“child’s pension” means a pension under article 28 (child’s pension) of Part 4 (survivors’ pensions);\n“cohabiting partner” has the meaning given by article 4(11) of Part 2;\n“Compensation Scheme” means the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland) as set out in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Compensation Order (Northern Ireland)\n“connected member” has the meaning given in article 4C of Part 2;\n“connected special member” has the meaning given in article 4D of Part 2;\n“continued pension” has the meaning given in article 11B of Part 3;\n“continuity of service” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“contracted–out”, in relation to an employment or scheme, has the same meaning as in section 8 of Chapter 1 of Part III of the 1993 Act;\n“contributions equivalent premium” has the meaning given by section 51(2) of the 1993 Act and any reference to a case in which a contributions equivalent premium has been paid includes a reference to a case in which such a premium is payable;\n“contributions election” means an election under article 8(1) not to make pension contributions;\n“deferred member” has the meaning given by article 4(3);\n“disabled” and “disablement” have the meanings given by article 3;\n“eligibility condition” means any of the conditions set out in article 5(1);\n“equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given in regulation 73(5) of the 2015 Regulations;\n“extended limited period” means, the period beginning on the date on which the person was first employed as a retained firefighter and ending on the earliest of—\n(a)the date, if applicable, on which that person joined (or, in the case of a retained firefighter opt-out member, rejoined) this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which that person could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service;\n(b)the date, if applicable, on which that person ceased to be employed as a retained or a regular firefighter; and\n(c)31st March 2015;\n“final pensionable pay” shall be construed in accordance with article 62;\n“final salary link” means the final salary link which applies when the requirements of paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2014 Act are met;\n“firefighter member” has the meaning given by article 4(1);\n“Firefighters’ Pension Scheme” means the Scheme set out in the Annex to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007\n“full protection member of this Scheme” means a person who is a full protection member of this Scheme by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“guaranteed minimum” is the amount determined for the purposes of sections 9 to 13 of the 1993 Act, and “guaranteed minimum pension” has the same meaning as in that Act; any reference to the guaranteed minimum in relation to a pension under a pension scheme at a particular time is a reference to the amount certified as that minimum at that time;\n“higher tier ill–health pension” has the meaning given by article 12(3);\n“ill-health retirement” means retirement under article 12;\n“independent qualified medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner holding a diploma in occupational medicine or an equivalent or higher qualification issued by a competent authority in an EEA State, or being an Associate, a Member or a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine or an equivalent institution of an EEA State; and for the purposes of this definition “a competent authority” has the meaning given by section 55(1) of the Medical Act 1983 ;\n“injury” means any injury or disease, whether of body or mind;\n“limited period” means the period beginning on 1st July 2000 or if later, the date falling before 6th April 2006, on which the person was first employed as a retained firefighter and ending on—\n(a)the earlier of—\n(i)the date on which that person joined this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which he could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service, and\n(ii)the date, if applicable, on which he ceased to be employed as a retained or regular firefighter;\n(b)in the case of a person who joins this Scheme as a provisionally enrolled member on 31st March 2015 and who on or after 1st April 2015—\n(i)does not become a full protection member of this Scheme or a tapered protection member of this Scheme, 31st March 2015,\n(ii)becomes a full protection member of this Scheme, the date on which that person joins this Scheme as a special member,\n(iii)becomes a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the earlier of the date the person joins this Scheme as a special member, and the member’s tapered protection closing date, within the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given by article 12(2);\n“lump sum contribution” means the lump sum payable under paragraphs (1) to (13) of article 66A of Part 11;\n“mandatory special period” means—\n(a)in relation to service purchased following an application made under article 65A of Part 11 (purchase of service during the limited period), that part of a person’s service during the limited period beginning on the date selected by that person before 6th April 2006 and ending on the earlier of—\n(i)the date on which the person joined this Scheme as a special member or as a standard member in respect of service which the person could otherwise reckon as special pensionable service, and\n(ii)the date, if applicable, on which the person was dismissed or retired from employment as a regular or retained firefighter;\n(b)in relation to service purchased following an application under article 65B of Part 11 (purchase of service during the extended limited period), that part of a person’s service during the extended limited period beginning on the date selected by that person before 6th April 2006 and ending on the last day of the extended limited period ;\n(c)in relation to service purchased following an application under article 106 (Retained firefighter opt-out member) of Part 15, that part of a retained firefighter opt-out member’s service during the extended limited period in which he had opted-out of membership of this Scheme, or had ceased to pay periodic contributions such that article 66B(5)(c) (election to purchase service during the limited period or the extended limited period: supplemental provision) of Part 11 applied;\n“mandatory special period pension contributions” means the special pension contribution payable in respect of a special member’s service during the mandatory special period under article 66A of Part 11 together with any interest payable in respect of that contribution in accordance with article 66A(13);\n“maternity leave” means leave under Article 103 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; and “ordinary maternity leave” and “additional maternity leave” shall be construed accordingly;\n“member-initiated early retirement” means retirement before normal retirement age under article 15;\n...\n“normal benefit age” has the meaning given by article 6(2) ;\n“normal retirement age” has the meaning given by article 6(1) ;\n“opt in” means becoming a firefighter member of the Scheme pursuant to the right in section 7(3) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and in accordance with the arrangements prescribed by the Automatic Enrolment Regulations, and similar expressions are to be construed accordingly or, in the case of a special firefighter member means making an election under article 66A of Part 11 to pay the mandatory special period pension contributions;\n“ordinary pension”, in relation to a standard member, means a pension referred to in article 11 of Part 3 (personal awards);\n“parental bereavement leave” means leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;\n“paternity leave” means leave under regulation 4 or 8 of the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2002;\n“pension”, unless a contrary intention appears, means a pension under this Scheme;\n“pensionable pay” shall be construed in accordance with article 61;\n“pensionable retained or volunteer service”, in relation to a retained or volunteer firefighter and any period, means the same proportion of whole-time service as that which has actual pensionable pay for that period bears to his reference pay for that period;\n“pensionable service” shall be construed in accordance with articles 56 to 59;\n“pension credit” means a credit under Article 26(1)(b) of the 1999 Order or section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act;\n“pension credit benefit” has the meaning given by section 97B of the 1993 Act;\n“pension credit member” has the meaning given by Article 121(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;\n“pension credit rights” has the meaning given by section 97B of the 1999 Act;\n“pension debit” means a debit under Article 26(1)(a) of the 1999 Order or section 29(1)(a) of the 1999 Act;\n“pension debit member” means a person whose benefits or future benefits under this Scheme have been reduced under Article 28 of the 1999 Order or section 31 of the 1999 Act;\n“pensioner”, except in the definition of “pensioner member” or “special pensioner member, means a person who is in receipt of a pension;\n“pensioner member” has the meaning given by article 4(4);\n“pension sharing order” means an order or provision mentioned in Article 25(1) of the 1999 Order or section 28(1) of the 1999 Act;\n“personal pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the 1993 Act;\n“provisionally enrolled member” has the meaning given in article 4(10) of Part 2;\n“qualifying service” has the meaning given by article 55;\n“reference pay”, in relation to the pay of a retained or volunteer firefighter over any period or 12 consecutive months, means the whole-time equivalent pensionable pay over that period of a regular firefighter employed in a similar role and with equivalent qualifying service;\n“regular employment” means employment for at least 30 hours a week on average over a period of not less than 12 consecutive months beginning with the date on which the issue of the person’s capacity for employment arises;\n“regular firefighter” means a person employed (whether whole-time or part-time) by the Board—\n(a)as a firefighter, but not as a retained or volunteer firefighter,\n(b)on terms under which he is, or may be, required to engage in fire-fighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to his role as a firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in fire-fighting); and\n(c)otherwise than in a temporary capacity;\n“retained firefighter” means a person employed by the Board—\n(a)as a retained firefighter, but not as a regular firefighter or as a volunteer firefighter;\n(b)on terms under which he is, or may be, required to engage in firefighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to his role as a firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in firefighting);\n(c)otherwise than in a temporary capacity; and\n(d)who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that he receives;\n“retained firefighter opt-out member” means a retained firefighter who joined this Scheme on or after 6th April 2006 and either—\n(a)became a special member of this Scheme during any part of the extended limited period and elected not to make pension contributions under article 8(1) (election not to make pension contributions) of Part 2 on or before 31st March 2015; or\n(b)elected to purchase service during the limited period but then ceased to pay periodic contributions such that article 66B(5)(c) (election to purchase service during the limited period or the extended limited period: supplemental provision) of Part 11 applied;\n“role”, in relation to a firefighter, except in article 4(1), means the role in which he is for the time being employed, being a role set out in “Fire and Rescue Services Rolemaps” issued by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services in August 2005;\n“Scheme Actuary” means the actuary appointed by the Department under regulation 158 (appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations) of the 2015 Regulations;\n“scheme chargeable payment” has the meaning given in section 241 of the 2004 Act;\n“scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;\n“scheme employment” in relation to the 2015 Scheme has the meaning given in regulation 15 of the 2015 Regulations;\n“second initial date” means 31st October 2023;\n“special deferred member” has the meaning given in article 4A(3) and (6) to (9) of Part 2;\n“special employment period” means the period beginning on 7th April 2000 and ending on 5th April 2006;\n“special eligibility conditions” means the conditions specified in article 5A of Part 2;\n“special firefighter member” has the meaning given in article 4A(1) to (5) of Part 2;\n“special membership” means membership of this Scheme as a special firefighter member, connected special member, special deferred member or special pensioner member as the case may be;\n“special member” means—\n(a)a special firefighter member,\n(b)a special deferred member,\n(c)a special pensioner member,\n(d)a connected special member;\n“special member’s ordinary pension” means a pension of the description referred to in article 11A of Part 3;\n“special pension contribution” means the pension contribution set out in article 63(1A) of Part 11;\n“special pensionable retained service”, in relation to a retained firefighter who is a special member and any period of special pensionable service, means the same proportion of whole-time service as that which his actual pensionable pay for that period bears to his reference pay for that period;\n“special pensionable service” is to be construed in accordance with articles 56A to 59 of Part 10;\n“special pensioner member” has the meaning given in article 4A(10) to (14) of Part 2;\n“standard member” means a member of this Scheme other than a special member;\n“standard membership” means membership of this Scheme as a standard member;\n“state pensionable age” means pensionable age as determined in accordance with the articles in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995\n“survivor’s pension” means a pension under article 23; ...\n“tapered protection member of this Scheme” means a person who is a tapered protection member of this Scheme by virtue of paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“transfer value payment” means a payment to another pension scheme or arrangement in respect of rights to benefits that have accrued to, or in respect of, a member under this Scheme.\n“transition date” means—\n(a)if the firefighter member or the special firefighter member is a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the tapered protection closing date for that member;\n(b)if the firefighter member or special firefighter member is not a full protection member of this Scheme or a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the scheme closing date; or\n(c)the date on which the member ceased to be a full protection member of this Scheme;\n“transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;\n“volunteer firefighter” means a person employed by the Board—\n(a)as a volunteer firefighter but not as a regular firefighter or as a retained firefighter;\n(b)on terms under which he is, or may be required to, engage in firefighting (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in firefighting);\n(c)otherwise than in a temporary capacity; and\n(d)who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that he receives.\n(2) Where this Scheme requires anything to be done within a specified period after or from a specified day or event, the period begins immediately after the specified day or, as the case may be, the day on which the specified event occurs.\n(3) References in this Scheme to a firefighter member, a deferred member or a pensioner member include references to a special firefighter member, a special deferred member or a special pensioner member, respectively, unless the contrary intention is shown.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) 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. 1(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 1 art. 2(1) 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. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 1 art. 2(1) 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. 1(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(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. 1(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (5.7.2024 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/130), regs. 1(1)(3), 3(2)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (5.7.2024 with effect from 6.4.2006) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/130), regs. 1(1)(3), 3(2)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2 inserted (1.9.2026) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/150), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 1 art. 2(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 15; S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 2: semicolon substituted for full stop (1.9.2026) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/150), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2 added (1.9.2026) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/150), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) omitted (5.7.2024 with effect from 6.4.2006) by virtue of The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/130), regs. 1(1)(3), 3(2)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 1 art. 2(1) 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. 1(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme Pt. 1 art. 2(1) 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. 1(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F25",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F26",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F27",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (29.9.2023) by The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/157), regs. 1(1), 14(2), 34 (with regs. 28-33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F28",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F29",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F30",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F31",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(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. 1(2)(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F32",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2 inserted (1.9.2026) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/150), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F33",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(k)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F34",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (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. 1(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F35",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F36",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F37",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F38",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F39",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/178), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F40",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) substituted (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. 1(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F41",
      "text": "Word in Annex Scheme art. 2 removed (1.4.2022) by virtue of The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/155), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F42",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F43",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 2(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(2)(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F44",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 2(3) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme art. 2 in operation at 30.3.2007 (with effect in accordance with art. 2(1)), see art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2007 No. 144"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1993 c.49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1999 c.30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": ".S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16) Article 107A was inserted by Article 3 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I.2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.R. 2007 No. 143"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "The Faculty of Occupational Medicine is a registered charity no. 1035415"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/1250."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "S.R. 2002 No. 377."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Section 97B was inserted by Article 34 of 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22) as amended by S.I. 1993/3147 (N.I. 11) Schedule 1 paragraph 50(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "The document is accessible at http://www/lge.gov.uk/conditions/firefighters/content/documents/fire service rolemaps.pdf."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}