Contents
Part 1 · General
Article 1Citation, commencement and effect#
(1)This Order may be cited as the Fire Reform (Pensions Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013.
(2)This Order comes into force on 1st July 2013 and, subject to paragraph (3), has effect from 1st April 2013.
(3)Articles 3 and 10(a) have effect from 1st October 2012.
Part 2 · Amendment of the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Scotland) Order 2006
Article 2General#
Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Scotland) Order 2006 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 8.
Article 3Part 1#
In rule 2(1) of Part 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “fire and rescue authority” at the end insert “or the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”.
Article 4Part 1#
In rule 4(2) of Part 1 (application to temporary employment), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—“b as a Chief Inspector, Inspector or Assistant Inspector appointed, or taken to have been appointed, under section 43A of the 2005 Act;”
Article 5Part 8#
In rule 1(5)(b) of Part 8 (award to employee not a regular or retained firefighter), omit “other”.
Article 6Part 10#
In rule 1 of Part 10 (authorities responsible for payment of awards)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “Subject to paragraph (2), an”, substitute “An”; and
(ii)for the words from “the authority” to the end, substitute “the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”; and
(b)omit paragraphs (2) and (3).
Part 3 · Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007
Article 9General#
Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 (in which the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) is set out) is amended in accordance with articles 10 to 20.
Article 10Part 1#
In rule 2(1) of Part 1 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “authority”, for “Scottish fire authority” substitute “relevant authority (as defined in section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005) or the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”; and
(b)omit the definitions of “fire and rescue authority employer contributions”, “Firefighters’ Operating Account”, “Firefighters’ Pension Account” and “proper accounting practices”.
Article 11Part 2#
In rule 1(10) of Part 2 (scheme membership), omit paragraph (a) and the word “or” immediately after it.
Article 12Part 3#
In rule 1 of Part 3 (ordinary pension)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “Subject to paragraph (2), this” substitute “This”; and
(b)omit paragraph (2).
Article 13Part 3#
In rule 4 of Part 3 (cancellation of deferred pension), omit paragraph (3).
Article 14Part 3#
In rule 11(4)(a)(ii) of Part 3 (allocation of pension), for “their former” substitute “the”.
Article 15Part 7#
In rule 4 of Part 7 (reservists who do not resume employment), omit “reservist’s former”.
Article 16Part 9#
In rule 3 of Part 9 (withdrawal of pension during service as firefighter)—
(a)in paragraph (2), omit “(whether from the same authority or from different authorities)”; and
(b)omit paragraph (4).
Article 17Part 10#
In rule 4(1) of Part 10 (reckoning of unpaid period of absence), omit “in accordance with Part 13B”.
Article 18Part 12#
In rule 12 of Part 12 (transfer of payments and pension history between authorities), omit paragraph (10).
Article 19Part 13#
In rule 1 of Part 13 (authorities responsible for payment of awards)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “authority by whom the person was last so employed” substitute “Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”; and
(b)in paragraph (2), for the words from “authority” to the end substitute “Scottish Fire and Rescue Service”.
Article 20Part 13B#
Omit Part 13B (Firefighters’ Pension Account).
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