# The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 52: Withdrawal of pension during service as firefighter

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Board may withdraw the whole or any part of the pension for any period during which the person entitled to it is again employed as a firefighter by the Board, or by any fire authority in England, Scotland or Wales.
(2) Where a person who is entitled to pensions under this Scheme in respect of both whole–time and retained or volunteer service—
(a) resumes whole-time service, but does not resume retained or volunteer service; or
(b) resumes retained or volunteer service, but does not resume whole–time service,
paragraph (1) applies only as regards the pension referable to his previous retained or volunteer service or, as the case may be, his whole-time service.
(3) The Board may abate a pension to which a person is entitled under Part 3 so long as he is employed (in whatever capacity) by it, or by any fire authority in England, Scotland or Wales.
(4) A person who—
(a) is entitled to a pension under Part 3; and
(b) accepts an offer of employment with a fire authority in England, Scotland or Wales (in whatever capacity),
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after accepting that offer, give notice in writing to the Board, specifying the name of his employing fire authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-52
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