The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Reckoning of and certificates as to pensionable service

45.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person is entitled to reckon as pensionable service the total of the periods he is entitled to reckon under articles 46 to 53 and, in the case of a serviceman, any period reckonable under article 72 (pensionable service).

(2) No period is reckonable as pensionable service under more than one provision of articles 46 to 53.

(3) Within 6 months of the date on which a person becomes entitled to reckon a period as pensionable service under article 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53 or 72 the Board shall supply him with a certificate showing the pensionable service he was entitled to reckon on that date (“the material date”).

(4) A person who is dissatisfied with a certificate supplied to him under paragraph (3) may, within 3 months after being supplied with it, appeal to the Department, which shall either confirm or vary the certificate.

(5) If he does not appeal, the certificate as supplied, and if he does appeal, the certificate as confirmed or varied, is conclusive as to the pensionable service he was entitled to reckon on the material date.

(6) If he claims a pension or gratuity under this Scheme, or a pension or gratuity under the Compensation Scheme, or dies, after the material date but before a certificate has been supplied, paragraph (3) ceases to apply; if he does so before a certificate has become conclusive, the certificate ceases to have effect and paragraph (4) ceases to apply.

(7) For the purposes of paragraphs (3) to (6) a serviceman shall be treated as only becoming entitled to reckon service under article 72 if and when he resumes service as a member of the fire and rescue service.