The Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2006

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) The title of this Order is The Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2006.

(2) This Order comes into force on 23 June 2006 but—

(a) subject to paragraph (3), the amendments set out in Schedule 1 have effect from 11 November 2004; and

(b) the amendments set out in Schedule 2 have effect from 5 December 2005.

(3) The following amendments set out in Schedule 1 have effect as follows—

(a) the following amendments have effect from 23 June 2006—

(i) the amendments made by paragraph 9, in so far as it relates to rule A13 (relating to normal pension age); and by paragraph 15(a)(iii), (b)(ii), (c) and (d) (relating to deferred pensions); and

(ii) the amendments made by paragraph 7(a) and (b)(i), paragraph 75(d), in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraphs (5) and (6) of rule L1, and paragraphs 78, 79 and 82(b) (relating to the prevention of duplication of certain awards);

(b) the following amendments have effect from 13 September 2004—

(i) the amendment made by paragraph 81(b) (relating to the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner”); and

(ii) the amendment made by paragraph 86(b)(ii)(aa) (relating to service reckonable on receipt of transfer value); and

(c) the amendments made by paragraphs 24 (relating to limiting awards to widows) and 25 (relating to widows' requisite benefit and temporary pension) have effect from 1 March 1992.