{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/new-firefighters-pension-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-9.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/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Rejoining the Scheme",
  "text": "(1) A person who has made a contributions election may cancel it by giving a signed written notice to the Board or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.\n(1A) Where a person who has made a contributions election is subsequently automatically enrolled or re-enrolled in the Scheme, that enrolment or re-enrolment shall constitute a cancellation of their contributions election.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) Where a contributions election is cancelled—\n(a) the person shall resume the making of pension contributions; and\n(b) shall again be a firefighter member of the Scheme,\nwith effect from the first day on which begins the pay period falling after the date on which the notice under paragraph (1) is received or in the case of a firefighter member who has been automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, with effect from the automatic enrolment or re-enrolment date (as the case may be) .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 9(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 9(1A) inserted (1.10.2013) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Annex Scheme art. 9(2) omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(c)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex Scheme art. 9(3) added (1.10.2013) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/172), art. 1, Sch. para. 2(c)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "ANNEX Scheme art. 9 in operation at 30.3.2007 (with effect in accordance with art. 2(1)), see art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/215/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/9",
    "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."
}