The Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2018

13.  In schedule 1 (interpretation), in Part 1 (glossary of expressions)—

(a) before the expression and meaning of “Adoption leave”, insert—

““The 2004 Act”

“The Finance Act 2004(1).”;”

(b) in the meaning of the expression “Aggregate pension contributions”, for “rule A8” substitute “rule G2B (aggregate pension contributions for the purposes of awards)”;

(c) omit the expression and meaning of “Approved scheme”;

(d) for the meaning of the expressions “Cash equivalent”:, “part cash equivalent”, substitute “The first expression means a cash equivalent mentioned in section 94(1)(a) of the 1993 Act; the second expression means a variation of rights mentioned in section 98(1) of the 1993 Act.”;

(e) for the meaning of the expression “Club scheme”, substitute “A scheme providing reciprocal arrangements for the payment and receipt of transfer values between the Scheme and other occupational pension schemes under the public sector transfer arrangements.”;

(f) after the expression and meaning of “Principal Act”, insert—

““Registered scheme”

Construe in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 36 to the 2004 Act.”;

(g) after the expression and meaning of “Relevant fire and rescue authority” insert—

““Reservist”

The meaning given in rule I8.”;

(h) omit the expression and meaning of “Relevant service in the armed forces”;

(i) after the expression and meaning of “Reservist” so inserted, insert—

““Scheme Actuary”

The actuary appointed by the Scottish Ministers.”;

(j) omit the expression and meaning of “War service”.

(1)

2004 c.12.