The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Order 2006

Application of general rules

4.—(1) The provisions of this Scheme specified in paragraph (2) apply to pension credit members and awards payable to or in respect of them; but except where other provision is made by this Part or a contrary intention appears—

(a) this Scheme shall not apply to pension credit members and benefits payable to or in respect of them, except if and to the extent that they are also members of this Scheme in another capacity or dependants of a member, and

(b) benefits payable to or in respect of a pension credit member may not be aggregated with benefits payable to or in respect of him—

(i) in any other capacity; or

(ii) as a pension credit member, deriving from any other pension debit member.

(2) The provisions are—

• rule 2 of Part 8 (determinations and decisions by fire and rescue authorities),

• rule 5 of Part 9 (withdrawal of pension on conviction of certain offences),

• rule 1 of Part 14 (authorities responsible for payment of awards),

• rule 2 of that Part (deduction of tax and lifetime allowance charges),

• rule 3 of that Part (payment of awards),

• rule 5 of that Part (payments for minors and persons incapable of managing their affairs), and

• rule 6 of that Part (payment of awards: further supplementary provision).