THE FIRE SERVICES (PENSIONABLE EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS, 1948.

1.—(1) A former professional fireman subject to the Act of 1925 who—

(a) not later than one month after the appointed day, enters upon employment under a local authority otherwise than as a member of a fire brigade, or

(b) before the appointed day with the consent of the Secretary of State ceased to be employed in the National Fire Service and entered upon employment under his former fire authority otherwise than as a member of a fire brigade,

shall, if within three months of the appropriate date he so elects by notice in writing served upon the authority under which he becomes, or became, employed as aforesaid, be entitled to reckon all his Act of 1925 approved service as, if that authority are not a local Act authority, contributing service under that authority, or, if that authority are a local Act authority, as local Act scheme service under that authority.

(2) In this Regulation the expression “the appropriate date”, in relation to a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) of the foregoing paragraph applies, means the date on which he enters upon the employment aforesaid, and, in relation to a person to whom subparagraph (b) of the said paragraph applies, means the appointed day.