SCHEDULE Amendments to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Scotland) 2006

Amendments to Part 22

In Part 2 (injury awards and duty-related compensation), in rule 2 (part-time, retained and volunteer firefighters)—

a

in paragraph (1), for “this Part” substitute “rule 1” and omit “, by virtue of which that person’s pensionable service is reckonable”;

b

in paragraph (2)(a), omit “retained or”;

c

in paragraph (2)(b), for “this Part” substitute “rule 1”;

d

after paragraph (2), insert—

3

Where a person—

a

is employed as a retained firefighter; and

b

is entitled to an award under rule 1,

the award is to be calculated in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 1.