{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-78",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-78.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/78",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Applications for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, a firefighter member may apply for a transfer value payment in respect of some or all of the rights that have accrued to or in respect of him under—\n(a) another occupational pension scheme registered under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2004;\n(b) an arrangement that is a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme for the purposes of that Part; or\n(c) a personal pension scheme,\nto be accepted by the Board for the purposes of this Scheme.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to rights that are directly referable to a pension credit.\n(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the member is on unpaid absence that does not count as pensionable service or as special pensionable service.\n(4) A person who is a protected member of this Scheme, or a person who becomes an active member of the 2015 Scheme, may apply for a transfer value payment from another public service pension scheme which is a final salary scheme, or includes final salary benefit, to be accepted by the Board for the purposes of this Scheme.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 78(3) added (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 10(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 78(4) 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. 6(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme art. 78 in operation at 30.3.2007 (with effect in accordance with art. 2(1)), see art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See section 169(2) of the Finance Act 2004 (c.12)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/78",
    "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."
}