The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

14.—(1) The Annex to the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In Part 1 (citation and interpretation) in Article 2(1) (interpretation), in the appropriate place insert—

““parental bereavement leave” means leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;”

(3) In Part 10 (qualifying service and pensionable service)—

(a) in Article 55 (qualifying service), in paragraph(1)(g) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(b) in Article 56 (reckoning of pensionable service), in paragraph (1)(c) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(c) in Article 56A (reckoning of special pensionable service), in paragraph (1)(c) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”; and

(d) in Article 59 (reckoning of maternity, paternity and adoption leave, etc)—

(i) in the heading after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”; and

(ii) after paragraph (2)(a) insert—

“(aa) parental bereavement leave;”;

(4) In Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service)—

(a) in Article 62 (final pensionable pay), in paragraph (5)(c) after “ordinary adoption leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”; and

(b) in Article 63 (pension contributions), in paragraph (3) after “paternity” in both places it occurs, insert “, parental bereavement”.

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S.R. 2007 No. 215; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2015 No.9 and S.R. 2022 No. 236.