The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

2.  In Part 2 (Scheme membership, cessation and retirement)—

(a) In Article 4 (Scheme membership)—

(i) in paragraph (2), for “article 9(3)” substitute “article 9”; and

(ii) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Where a person who has made an election not to pay pension contributions under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 is automatically enrolled in this Scheme, that enrolment shall constitute an election to become a firefighter member of this Scheme.”;

(b) in Article 8 (Election not to make pension contributions) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) A written notice given under paragraph (1) should be signed by the firefighter member or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.”; and

(c) in Article 9 (Rejoining the Scheme)—

(i) for paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) A person who has made a contributions election may cancel it by giving a signed written notice to the Board or, where the notice is in electronic format, it must include a statement confirming that that person personally submitted the notice.”

(ii) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) Where a person who has made a contributions election is subsequently automatically enrolled or re-enrolled in the Scheme, that enrolment or re-enrolment shall constitute a cancellation of their contributions election.”;

(iii) omit paragraph (2); and

(iv) in paragraph (3), after “is received” add—

“or in the case of a firefighter member who has been automatically enrolled or re-enrolled, with effect from the automatic enrolment or re-enrolment date (as the case may be)”.