The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

2.  In Part G (pensionable pay and contributions)—

(a) In article 56 (pensionable pay and average pensionable pay)—

(i) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the pensionable pay of a regular firefighter is the aggregate of—

(a) the amount determined in relation to the performance of the duties of his role (whether as a whole-time or part-time employee); and

(b) the amount (if any) paid to him in respect of his continual professional development.”;

(ii) in paragraph (4), for “paragraphs (6) to (8)”, substitute “paragraphs (6) to (8D)”; and

(iii) after paragraph (8) insert—

“(8A) The average pensionable pay of a regular firefighter who—

(a) is entitled to a long service increment; and

(b) retires after 30^th September 2006 and before 1^st October 2007, or becomes entitled to a deferred pension under article 16 within that period,

shall be calculated—

(i) as if his long service increment had accrued at the rate of £990 per annum (disregarding the reduction in the amount of the long service increment that had effect in relation to times on and after 1^st October 2006), and

(ii) disregarding any LS-related payment.

(8B) The average pensionable pay of a regular firefighter who—

(a) is entitled to additional pension benefit under article 16B (additional pension benefit: long service increment), and

(b) retires on or after 1^st October 2007,

shall be calculated on the basis of whichever of the following paragraphs yields the greater amount—

(i) the calculation is made with regard to the amount credited to him under article 16B, but without regard to his long service increment and any LS-related payment, or

(ii) the calculation is made with regard to his long service increment and any LS-related payment, but without regard to the amount credited to him under article 16B.

(8C) The average pensionable pay of a regular firefighter shall be calculated without reference to any continual professional development allowance credited under article 16C (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).

(8D) In paragraphs (8A) and (8B) “LS-related payment” means an interim or transitional payment made to a regular firefighter in connection with his long service.”; and

(iv) after paragraph (10) add—

“(11) In this article “role”, in relation to a firefighter, means the role in which he is for the time being employed, being a role set out in “Fire and Rescue Services Rolemaps” issued by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services in August 2005.(1)”

(b) in article 59 (election not to pay pension contributions)—

(i) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (11)”, substitute “paragraphs (1A) and (11)”; and

(ii) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) An election not to pay contributions may not be made solely in respect of contributions relevant to additional pension benefit under article 16C (additional pension benefit: continual professional development).”.

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The document is accessible at http://www./lge.gov.uk/conditions/firefighters/content/documents/fire service rolempas.pdf