Citation, commencement, effect and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2008.
(2) In this article “the Scheme” means the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) set out in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007(1).
(3) This Order comes into force on 14th May 2008, but, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), has effect from 6th April 2006.
(4) The following provisions of the Schedule to this Order, and so much of article 2 as relates to those provisions have effect from 1st October 2006–
(a)paragraph 3(b);
(b)paragraph 4(e), in so far as it relates to new rule 7A of Part 3 of the Scheme (additional pension benefit: long service), and so much of new rule 7C (additional pension benefit; supplementary provisions) as relates to new rule 7A; and
(c)paragraph 10(b)(iii).
(5) The following provisions of the Schedule to this Order, and so much of article 2 as relates to those provisions have effect from 1st July 2007–
(a)paragraph 4(e), in so far as it relates to new rule 7B of Part 3 of the Scheme (additional pension benefit: continual professional development), and so much of new rule 7C as relates to new rule 7B; and
(b)paragraph 10(a)(i) and (b)(i).
(6) This Order extends to Scotland only.