The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014

2.—(1) The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) Regulations 2014(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation) in the appropriate places insert—

““deferred member of the 1992 Scheme” means a person who is entitled to a deferred pension under rule B5 of the 1992 Scheme;

“deferred member of the NFPS” has the meaning given in rule 2(1) of Part 1 of the NFPS;

“equivalent amount to the 1992 Scheme lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given in regulation 65(5) (entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension);”.

(3) In regulation 65 (entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension), in paragraph (4) after sub-paragraph (a)(2) insert—

“(b) if paragraph 24 applies in relation to A, A is also entitled to an amount equivalent to the annual amount of a lower tier ill-health pension that would, if the member were entitled to payment of a lower tier ill-health pension under rule B3 (ill health awards) of the 1992 Scheme, be payable to the member under the 1992 Scheme.”.

(4) In paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 (transitional provisions), for “paragraph 35” substitute “paragraph 34”.

(1)

2014/2848; amended by S.I. 2014/3255, 2015/465 and 2015/589.

(2)

Paragraph 4(a) is inserted by S.I. 2015/589.