The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014

13.  In Part P (Firefighters’ Pension Fund)—

(1) In article 91 (special payments and transfers into Firefighters’ Pension Fund)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) to (5)” substitute “paragraphs (2) to (7)”;

(b) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for “ill-health award,” substitute “ill-health award; or”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(c) with an entitlement to payment of a deferred pension under article 16(4)(b),”.

(c) after paragraph (5), add—

“(6) Where the Board exercises its discretion not to withdraw the payment in whole or in part of any pension under article 83 (withdrawal of pension whilst employed by the Board), the Board shall in the financial year in which payment is not withdrawn, transfer into the FPF an amount equal to the amount of pension paid during that financial year to that person which could have been abated or withdrawn.

(7) Where the Board pays an increased lump sum under article 18(6)(a) (commutation–general provision), in respect of a firefighter, the Board shall in the financial year in which payment is made transfer into the FPF an amount equal to the difference between the actual commuted lump sum and the commuted lump sum of two and a quarter times the full amount of the pension paid during that financial year to that firefighter.”.

(2) In article 92 (transfer from firefighters’ pension fund), for paragraph (5)(a) substitute—

“(a) a higher tier ill-health pension or a lower tier ill-health pension, or a deferred pension under article 16(4)(b) is wholly and permanently withdrawn under article 84 (withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences); and”.

(3) In article 97 (excess amount – actual surpluses), in paragraph (1)(b), for the word “that” substitute “than”.