5.—(1) A firefighter member is entitled to reckon as pensionable service any period of—
(a)paid maternity leave,
(b)unpaid ordinary maternity leave, and
(c)unpaid maternity leave in respect of which the firefighter member has paid pension contributions in accordance with rule 4 of Part 11.
(2) A firefighter member is entitled to reckon as pensionable service any period of—
(a)paternity leave,
(b)ordinary adoption leave,
(c)paid additional adoption leave, and
(d)unpaid additional adoption leave in respect of which the member has paid pension contributions in accordance with rule 4 of Part 11.
(3) Where there is a period of pensionable service both before and after a period of maternity or adoption leave in respect of which a person is entitled to pay pension contributions but does not do so, those periods must be treated for the purposes of this Scheme as if they were continuous.