The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2007

61.  In Schedule 1 (interpretation), in Part I (glossary of expressions)(1)—

(a) after the entry for the expression “club scheme”, insert—

(i) in the first column “Compensation Scheme”; and

(ii) in the second column, “the Firefighter’s Compensation Scheme (Wales) 2007, set out in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme (Wales) Order 2007.”;

(b) in the second column of the entry for the defined expression “personal pension scheme”, for “in section 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986”, substitute “by section 1 of the 1993 Act”;

(c) omit the entry (both columns) for the expression “qualifying injury”;

(d) omit the definitions of the expressions “Retained member” and “Volunteer member of the fire and rescue service”; and

(e) after the definition of “Relevant service in the armed forces”, insert—

““Retained firefighter” and “volunteer firefighter”

A person employed by an authority— (a) as a firefighter, but not as a regular firefighter, (b) on terms under which he is, or may be, required to engage in fire-fighting or, without a break in continuity of such employment, may be required to perform other duties appropriate to his role as a firefighter (whether instead of, or in addition to, engaging in fire-fighting), (c) otherwise than in a temporary capacity, and (d) who is obliged to attend at such times as the officer in charge considers necessary, and in accordance with the orders that he receives.”

(1)

Part 1 of Schedule 1 was amended by S.S. 2006/1672 (W.160), Sch. 1, para. 81 and Sch. 2, para. 28.