1. In rule A7 (reckoning of service for purposes of award), after paragraph (4) insert–
“(5) Subject to rule B13 and Part VIA of Schedule 2, any period of service as a part-time member of a brigade shall be treated as service as a whole-time member of a brigade when calculating a person’s pensionable service.”.
2. In rule A8 (aggregate pension contributions for purposes of awards), after paragraph (1)(a), insert–
“(aa)all payments made by him in accordance with an election under rule G2A (optional pension contributions during maternity and adoption leave),”.
3. In rule A9 (qualifying injury), in paragraph (2), for “part-time” substitute “retained or volunteer”.
4. In rule A10 (disablement), after paragraph (1), insert–
“(1A) In determining whether a disablement is permanent, a fire authority shall have regard to whether the disablement will continue until the age at which the person would otherwise be required to retire in accordance with rule A13.”.
5. In rule A13 (compulsory retirement on account of age), for paragraph (1) substitute–
“(1) This rule applies to every regular firefighter.”.
6. In rule A14 (compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency of brigade)–
(a)for “A whole-time member of a brigade” substitute “A regular firefighter”;
(b)omit paragraph (a); and
(c)in paragraph (c), after “under rule G3” insert “or a failure to make an election under rule G2A”.