ANNEX
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2007
1.The following Scheme shall have effect.
PART A
1.Interpretation
2.Exclusive application to regular firefighters
3.Application to temporary employment connected with fire and rescue services
4.Application to permanent employment as instructor
5.Reckoning of service for purposes of awards
6.Aggregate pension contributions for purposes of awards
7.Disablement
8.Relevant service in the armed forces
9.Normal pension age
10.Compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency
11.Compulsory retirement on grounds of disablement
12.Effective date of retirement
PART B
13.Ordinary pension
14.Short service award
15.Ill-health award
16.Deferred pension
17.Repayment of aggregate pension contributions
18.Commutation — general provision
19.Commutation - small pensions
20.Allocation
21.Limitation of commuted or allocated portion of pension
22.Deduction of tax and lifetime allowance charge
23.Pension debit members
24.Part-time members
PART C
25.Spouse’s or civil partner’s ordinary pension
26.Spouse’s or civil partner’s accrued pension
27.Limitation award to surviving spouse or civil partner with reference to date of marriage or civil partnership
28.Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s requisite benefit and temporary pension
29.Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s award where no other award payable
30.Limitation where spouses or civil partners living apart
31.Effect of remarriage or subsequent civil partnership
32.Pension debit members
PART D
33.Child’s ordinary allowance
34.Child’s accrued allowance
35.Child’s allowance or special gratuity — limitations
36.Pension debit members
PART E
37.Lump sum death grant
38.Dependent relative’s gratuity
39.Payment of balance of contributions to estate
40.Lump sum in lieu of surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s pension
41.Lump sum in lieu of child’s allowance
42.Limitation on discretion to commute pension or allowance for gratuity
43.Increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks
44.Flat-rate awards
PART F
45.Reckoning of and certificates as to pensionable service
46.Current service
47.Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
48.Previous service reckonable without payment
49.Previous service reckonable on payment
50.Period during which injury pension was payable
51.Previous service reckonable following actionable loss
52.Calculation of amount of restitution payment
53.Receipt of transfer value
54.Transfer payments between fire authorities
55.Payment of transfer values
PART G
56.Pensionable pay and average pensionable pay
57.Pension contributions
58.Optional pension contributions during maternity and adoption leave
59.Election not to pay pension contributions
60.Continued payment of additional and further contributions
61.Purchase of increased benefits
62.Election to purchase increased benefits
63.Payment of periodical contributions for increased benefits
64.Effect of payment for increased benefits
PART H
65.Determination by the Board
66.Appeal against opinion on a medical issue
67.Appeal against decision of the Board
PART I
68.Preliminary
69.Award to servicemen
70.Awards on death of servicemen
71.Servicemen who do not resume service in the fire and rescue service
72.Pensionable service
73.Pension contributions
PART J
74.Pension credit member’s entitlement to pension
75.Commutation of the pension credit benefits
76.Death grants where pension credit member dies before pension credit benefits payable
77.Application of general rules
PART K
78.Guaranteed minimum pensions
79.Revaluation of guaranteed minimum
PART L
80.Review of ill-health and certain deferred pensions
81.Consequences of review
82.Reduction of award in case of default
83.Withdrawal of pension during service as regular firefighter
84.Withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences
PART M
85.Payment of awards
86.Prevention of duplication
87.Payment of awards - supplementary
PART N
88.Scheme administrator for purposes of Part 4 of Finance Act 2004
PART O
89.Transitional and other matters
PART P FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION FUND
90.Establishment, maintenance and operation of Firefighters’ Pension Fund
91.Special payments and transfers into Firefighters’ Pension Fund
92.Transfer from Firefighters’ Pension Fund
93.Excess amounts – information
94.Excess amounts – estimated deficits
95.Excess amounts – estimated surpluses
96.Excess amounts – actual deficits
97.Excess amount – actual surpluses
98.Duty to provide information
99.Duty to have regard to guidance