The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Full protection members of the FPS or the NFPS on scheme closing date

12.—(1) This paragraph applies if sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3) applies.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies if—

(a) P was an active member of the FPS or an active member, or eligible to be an active member of the NFPS on the scheme closing date;

(b) P was an active member of the FPS or an active member, or eligible to be an active member, of the NFPS on 31st March 2012; and

(c) if P is an active member of the FPS, P would, unless P dies, reach normal pension age under the FPS(1) or if P is an active or eligible to be an active member of the NFPS, normal pension age under the NFPS(2) on or before 1st April 2022.

(3) This sub-paragraph applies if—

(a) P was an active member of an existing scheme (other than the FPS or the NFPS) or an existing public body pension scheme(“P’s transitional scheme”) on 31st March 2012;

(b) P was an active member or eligible to be an active member of the NFPS on the scheme closing date; and

(c) P would, unless P dies, reach normal pension age under the NFPS and P’s transitional scheme on or before 1st April 2022.

(1)

SR 2007 No 144 Article 9 provides that normal pension age is 55 and article 13 enables regular firefighters over the age of 50 to retire once they have reckoned pensionable service of at least 25 years. Article 13 has been amended by SR 2014 No 169.

(2)

SR 2007 No 215, article 6(1) of Part 2 provides that normal retirement age of firefighter members is 60.