# The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 78: Applications for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme

Extent: N.I.

(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—
(a) another occupational pension scheme registered under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2004;
(b) an arrangement that is a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme for the purposes of that Part; or
(c) a personal pension scheme,
to be accepted by the Board for the purposes of this Scheme.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to rights that are directly referable to a pension credit.
(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.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/78 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-78
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