# The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 8: Election not to make pension contributions

Extent: N.I.

(1) A firefighter member may at any time, by giving notice in writing to the Board, elect to make no further pension contributions (referred to in this Scheme as a “contributions election”).
(1A) A written notice given under paragraph (1) should be signed by the firefighter member or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.
(1B) A contributions election may not be made solely in respect of contributions relevant to additional pension benefit under article 17B of Part 3 (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3)—
(a) a contributions election takes effect on the day on which begins the first pay period falling after the date on which the notice is received; and
(b) the membership of the Scheme of a firefighter member making a contributions election ceases on the day on which the election takes effect.
(3) A person who makes a contributions election within three months of joining the Scheme shall be treated as if he had never been a member of it.
(4) A person whose membership of the Scheme ceases as mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) remains entitled to any deferred benefits accrued while he was a member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-8
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