The Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Deferred pension

19.—(1) This article applies to a regular fireman who is entitled to reckon at least 2 years' pensionable service or, though not so entitled—

(a) has an earlier period of service as a regular fireman which, disregarding breaks in service of not more than a month, is continuous and which, after deducting from it

(i) any period during which an election under article 68 not to pay pension contributions had effect, and

(ii) any period of maternity or adoption leave which does not count as pensionable service as a result of article 55 or article 67

and aggregating the remainder with his pensionable service, amounts to 2 years or more; or

(b) is entitled to reckon pensionable service by virtue both of service as a regular fireman and of a period of other employment which together amount to 2 years or more.

(2) If a person to whom this article applies ceases to be a member of the fire brigade, or elects under article 68 not to pay pension contributions, in circumstances in which—

(a) no transfer value or cash equivalent is payable in respect of him; and

(b) he does not become entitled to any award under articles 15 to 18,

he becomes entitled to a deferred pension calculated in accordance with Part VII of Schedule 2.

(3) If—

(a) a person to whom, when he was a regular fireman, this article applied has been awarded an ill-health pension under article 17; and

(b) the unsecured portion of that pension is terminated under article 94(3) otherwise than on his rejoining the fire brigade,

he becomes entitled to a deferred pension calculated in accordance with Part VII of Schedule 2.

(4) A deferred pension becomes payable—

(a) from the 60th birthday of the person entitled to it; or

(b) from any earlier date on which he becomes permanently disabled for engaging in firefighting or performing any other duties appropriate to his former role as a fireman, and no payment in respect of the pension shall be made for any earlier period.

(5) A person who under article 57(7)(b) relinquishes his entitlement to a deferred pension ceases to be entitled to it.