Amendment to the Fire Services Act 1947

2.—(1) The Fire Services Act 1947(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After section 26(2)(aa) (firefighters’ pension scheme) insert—

“(ab) for treating, for all or any of the purposes of the Scheme, holding office as the London Fire Commissioner as employment by a fire and rescue authority in England where the terms and conditions of appointment to that office include—

(i) resolving operational incidents, or

(ii) leading and supporting others in the resolution of operational incidents;”.

(1)

1947 c. 41; repealed by sections 52 and 54 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21). Subsections (1) to (5) of section 26 continue to have effect, for the purposes of a scheme established under that section, in relation to England and Scotland by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306 and in relation to Wales by virtue of S.I. 2004/2918 W.25.