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

Article 63(1)

PART III TRANSFER PAYMENTS BETWEEN FIRE AUTHORITIES

1.  Subject to paragraphs 4, 5, 7 and 8, the sum payable is the total of the basic element and the spouse’s or civil partner’s element.

2.  The basic element is

where—

• A is the annual amount of the deferred pension to which the person would have been entitled had he become entitled to one on retiring from the first brigade (“the notional pension”),

• B is the pension factor,

• C is any annual amount by which such a deferred pension would have been reduced at state pensionable age under paragraphs 1 to 3 of Part VIII of Schedule 2, and

• D is the National Insurance factor.

3.  The spouse’s or civil partner’s element is

E × F,

where—

• E is the annual amount of the accrued pension to which a surviving spouse or civil partner would become entitled on the death of a person entitled to a deferred pension equal to the notional pension, and

• F is 4 in the case of a man and 1.1 in the case of a woman.

4.—(1) If when he retired from the first brigade the person had a guaranteed minimum in relation to a pension provided by this Scheme, the sum calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 is reduced by

G × H,

where—

• G is 52.18 times the guaranteed minimum, and

• H is the minimum pension factor.

(2) If a contributions equivalent premium has been paid in respect of the person and has not been repaid, the sum calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 is reduced by the amount of that premium.

5.  If—

(a) the person had undertaken to make payments in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part I; and

(b) not all the instalments had been paid when he retired from the first brigade,

the sum calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 is reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the unpaid instalments calculated, in accordance with tables provided by the Government Actuary, by reference to the amount of each instalment, the interval at which instalments were payable and the number of unpaid instalments.

6.—(1) The factors referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 are to be ascertained from the Table by reference to the person’s age on retiring from the first brigade.

Table

Age	Men			Women
	Pension factor	National Insurance factor	Minimum pension factor	Pension factor	National Insurance factor	Minimum pension factor
Less than 20	5.00	0.25	1.47	7.00	0.50	2.20
20	5.05	0.25	1.50	7.05	0.50	2.24
21	5.10	0.25	1.53	7.10	0.55	2.28
22	5.15	0.30	1.56	7.15	0.60	2.32
23	5.20	0.30	1.59	7.20	0.65	2.36
24	5.25	0.30	1.62	7.25	0.70	2.40
25	5.30	0.35	1.65	7.35	0.75	2.45
26	5.35	0.40	1.68	7.40	0.80	2.50
27	5.40	0.40	1.71	7.45	0.85	2.55
28	5.45	0.45	1.74	7.50	0.90	2.60
29	5.50	0.50	1.78	7.55	0.95	2.66
30	5.55	0.50	1.81	7.65	1.05	2.71
31	5.60	0.55	1.85	7.70	1.15	2.77
32	5.65	0.60	1.88	7.80	1.25	2.82
33	5.70	0.65	1.92	7.90	1.35	2.88
34	5.75	0.70	1.95	7.95	1.45	2.93
35	5.80	0.80	1.99	8.05	1.55	2.99
36	5.85	0.90	2.02	8.15	1.65	3.05
37	5.90	1.00	2.06	8.25	1.75	3.11
38	5.95	1.10	2.10	8.35	1.85	3.17
39	6.00	1.20	2.14	8.45	1.95	3.24
40	6.05	1.30	2.18	8.55	2.10	3.31
41	6.10	1.40	2.22	8.65	2.25	3.38
42	6.15	1.50	2.26	8.75	2.45	3.45
43	6.20	1.60	2.30	8.85	2.65	3.52
44	6.25	1.70	2.34	8.95	2.90	3.59
45	6.30	1.80	2.39	9.05	3.15	3.66
46	6.40	1.90	2.44	9.15	3.40	3.74
47	6.50	2.00	2.48	9.25	3.70	3.82
48	6.60	2.20	2.53	9.35	4.00	3.90
49	6.70	2.40	2.58	9.45	4.35	3.98
50	6.80	2.60	2.62	9.55	4.75	4.06
51	6.90	2.90	2.67	9.65	5.15	4.15
52	7.10	3.20	2.72	9.80	5.60	4.24
53	7.30	3.50	2.78	9.95	6.10	4.33
54	7.50	3.80	2.84	10.10	6.65	4.43
55	7.70	4.20	2.90	10.30	7.25	4.53
56	8.00	4.60	2.97	10.50	7.95	4.63
57	8.30	5.00	3.04	10.75	8.75	4.74
58	8.60	5.40	3.12	11.05	9.65	4.85
59	9.00	5.80	3.20	11.40	10.65	4.97
60	9.50	6.30	3.28	11.75	11.75	-
61	9.50	6.80	3.36	11.75	11.75	-
62	9.50	7.40	3.44	11.75	11.75	-
63	9.50	8.10	3.53	11.75	11.75	-
64	9.50	9.00	3.64	11.75	11.75	-
65	9.50	9.50	-	11.75	11.75	-

(2) In the case of a pension debit member, the sum payable is reduced in accordance with such guidance as is provided for that purpose by the Government Actuary.

7.  If payment is not made within 6 months after the person retired from the first brigade, the sum calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 6 is increased by adding to it interest at 9 per cent per annum, compounded with 3-monthly rests, for the period of 3 months beginning on the date of the retirement and for each subsequent complete period of 3 months before the date of payment.

8.  In making any calculation for the purpose of this part any reduction of pensionable pay during —

(a) sick leave;

(b) stoppage by way of punishment;

(c) paid maternity, adoption and paternity leave;

(d) unpaid ordinary maternity or ordinary adoption leave;

(e) unpaid ordinary maternity leave, additional maternity leave or additional adoption leave where contributions have been paid under article 67

shall be disregarded.