# The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 82: Interpretation of Chapter 4

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Chapter—
“calculated amount” means the amount which, in accordance with article 84, the Board calculates would need to be made as a restitution payment in respect of the firefighter concerned;
“methods and assumptions” means the methods and assumptions notified by the Scheme Actuary for the calculation of cash equivalent values for occupational pension schemes; and
“relevant period”, in relation to a firefighter, means the total of any periods of opted-out and, where appropriate, transferred-out service.
(2) For the purposes of this Chapter—
(a) a person shall be taken to have opted out if he had made a contributions election and for any period during which he was a firefighter he instead made contributions to a personal pension scheme; and
(b) a person shall be taken to have transferred out if the Board has made a transfer value payment in respect of him under Chapter 2 of this Part to the administrator of a personal pension scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-82
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