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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/60/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>King's Printer for Scotland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2015-07-09</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">FIRE SERVICES</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">PENSIONS</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order changes as from 1st April 2014 the pension contribution rates of firefighters in Scotland who are members of the New Firefighters Pension Scheme (Scotland).</dc:description>
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<Number>2014 No. 60</Number>
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<Title>Fire Services</Title>
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<Title>Pensions</Title>
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<Title>The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>27th February 2014</DateText>
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<Text>Laid before the Scottish Parliament</Text>
<DateText>3rd March 2014</DateText>
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<Text>Coming into force</Text>
<DateText>1st April 2014</DateText>
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<Text>The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 60 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/> and all other powers enabling them to do so.</Text></P>
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<Text>In accordance with section 34(5) of that Act, they have consulted with such persons as they considered appropriate.</Text></Para>
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<P2para><Text>This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014.</Text>
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<Text>This Order comes into force on 1st April 2014.</Text>
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<Title>Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007</Title>
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<Text>Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/> (in which the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) is set out) is amended in accordance with article 3.</Text>
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<Text>For the Table in Annex A1 (pensions contributions), substitute—</Text>
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fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black">11.3% of pensionable pay</td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">More than £60,000 and up to and including £100,000</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black">11.7% of pensionable pay</td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" 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<PersonName>JOHN SWINNEY</PersonName>
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<P><Text>This Order changes as from 1st April 2014 the pension contribution rates of firefighters in Scotland who are members of the New Firefighters Pension Scheme (Scotland).</Text></P>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/21" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="0021">2004 c.21</Citation>; section 34 was amended by paragraph 66(2) of schedule 7 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2012/8" id="c00002" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2012" Number="0008">2012 (asp 8)</Citation>; the functions of the Secretary of State as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>) Order 2005 (<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/849" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="0849">S.I. 2005/849</Citation>).</Text></Para>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2007/199" id="c00004" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="0199">S.S.I. 2007/199</Citation>; relevant amending instruments are <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2012/107" id="c00005" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="0107">S.S.I. 2012/107</Citation> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2013/129" id="c00006" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="0129">S.S.I. 2013/129</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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