2015 No. 173

Fire Services
Pensions

The Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2015

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 sections 12 and 16 of the Superannuation Act 19722 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 No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2015 and comes into force on 20th May 2015.

2

This Order has effect from 21st May 2014.

3

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 19922

In Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 19923 (in which the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme is set out), in rule B74 (commutation – general provision)—

a

in paragraph (3), for “The lump sum” substitute “Except as provided for in paragraph (3A), the lump sum”; and

b

after paragraph (3), insert—

3A

In a case where—

a

a person’s date of retirement falls after 20th May 2014 and before 1st April 2022; and

b

the lump sum calculated under paragraph (3) would have been greater had it been calculated from tables prepared by the Government Actuary for the purposes of this rule as it has effect in England,

the lump sum is the greater sum calculated on the basis referred to in sub-paragraph (b).

JOHN SWINNEYA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 1992 (set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992) as it has effect in Scotland. Rule B7 in that Schedule is amended so as to provide a special rule for calculating the lump sum payable in respect of commuting a portion of pension in a case where a firefighter retires between 21st May 2014 and 31st March 2022.