The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

1.  In Part 1 (citation and interpretation), in article 2(1)—

(a) in the appropriate places insert—

““the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;

“the 2015 Regulations” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;

“the 2015 Scheme” means The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2015 which is established in the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015;

“connected member” has the meaning given in article 4C of Part 2;

“connected special member” has the meaning given in article 4D of Part 2;

“continued pension” has the meaning given in article 11B of Part 3;

“continuity of service” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;

“equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given in regulation 73(5) of the 2015 Regulations;

“final salary link” means the final salary link which applies when the requirements of paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2014 Act are met;

“scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;

“scheme employment” in relation to the 2015 Scheme has the meaning given in regulation 15 of the 2015 Regulations;

“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;

“transition date” means—

(a)

if the firefighter member or the special firefighter member is a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the tapered protection closing date for that member;

(b)

if the firefighter member or special firefighter member is not a full protection member of this Scheme or a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the scheme closing date; or

(c)

the date on which the member ceased to be a full protection member of this Scheme;

“transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;”;

(b) for the definition of “Scheme Actuary” substitute—

““Scheme Actuary” means the actuary appointed by the Department under regulation 158 (appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations) of the 2015 Regulations;”;

(c) for the definition of “special member” substitute—

““special member” means—

(a)

a special firefighter member,

(b)

a special deferred member,

(c)

a special pensioner member,

(d)

a connected special member;”.