2013 No. 185
Fire Services
Pensions

The Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2013

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1) to (5) of the Fire Services Act 19471 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement, effect and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2013.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 1st July 2013 and, subject to paragraph (3), has effect from 1st April 2013.

(3)

Article 8(a) has effect from 1st October 2012.

(4)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 19922.

Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 19922 is amended as follows.

Rule A43.

In rule A4(2) (application to temporary employment), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

as a Chief Inspector, Inspector or Assistant Inspector appointed, or taken to have been appointed, under section 43A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 20053;”.

Rule B14.

In rule B1(2)(b) (ordinary pension), for the words “a chief fire officer, or in Scotland a firemaster, who” substitute “the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service if that person”.

Rule F25.

In rule F2(4)(b) (current service), omit “under rule LA3”.

Rule F8A6.

Omit rule F8A (transfer of pension history between Scottish fire and rescue authorities).

Part LA7.

Omit Part LA (Firefighters’ Pension Account).

Schedule 18.

In Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)—

(a)

in the definition of “fire and rescue authority”, at the end insert “or the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”; and

(b)

omit the definitions of “fire and rescue authority employer contributions”, “Firefighters’ Operating Account”, “Firefighters’ Pension Account” and “proper accounting practices”.

JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992 so as to make changes consequential on the creation of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.