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SCHEDULE 1THE NEW FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION SCHEME (WALES)

PART 3PERSONAL AWARDS

Cancellation of deferred pension

4.—(1) Where—

(a)a deferred pension awarded under rule 3 is not being paid; and

(b)the person entitled to it is again employed by an authority in a role which entitles the person to rejoin this Scheme, and

(c)the person rejoins the Scheme,

that person may, at any time before leaving the authority’s employment, by written notice given to the authority instruct the authority to cancel their deferred pension.

(2) Where an authority cancel a deferred pension, they must add to the pensionable service used for the calculation of the pension to which the person becomes entitled on leaving the employment, the pensionable service used for the calculation of the deferred pension.

(3) Where the authority from which a person is entitled to receive a deferred pension (“the first authority”) is not the authority by which that person is employed (“the employing authority”), that person must by written notice given to the first authority instruct them—

(a)to cancel the deferred pension, and

(b)to make arrangements with the employing authority for the transfer of that person’s pensionable service in accordance with rule 12 of Part 12.