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SCHEDULEAMENDMENT OF THE FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION SCHEME

2.  In rule A4 (application to temporary employment connected with fire services)–

(a)in paragraph (2), for “fire services”, substitute “fire and rescue services”; and

(b)for paragraph (3), substitute–

(3) Where this rule applies the person’s relevant employment shall be treated for the purposes of this Scheme as employment by a fire and rescue authority and this Scheme applies in relation to the relevant employment as if–

(a)he were, and his duties were duties as, a regular firefighter;

(b)his pay and role were the same as they would have been had he not ceased to perform duties as a regular firefighter or, where section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1959(1) applies, the same as his pay and role as an employee of a fire and rescue authority;

(c)any reference to employment with a fire and rescue authority were a reference to the relevant employment;

(d)rules A14, A15 and L2 were omitted; and

(e)any reference to a fire and rescue authority were a reference to the Scottish Ministers..

(1)

1959 c. 44. Section 10 of the 1959 Act continues to have effect, notwithstanding the repeal of the 1959 Act by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306.