The Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Wales) Regulations 2023

SECTION 1 Application and interpretation of Chapter 1

Application and interpretation of Chapter 1

20.—(1) This Chapter applies in relation to—

(a) a pension credit member (“C”),

(b) the corresponding pension debit member (“D”), and

(c) the pension sharing order by virtue of which C became a pension credit member in relation to D’s remediable service (the “relevant pension sharing order”).

(2) In this Chapter—

“appropriate person” (“person priodol”) means—

(a)

D, or

(b)

where D is deceased, D’s personal representatives;

“C” (“C”) means the pension credit member mentioned in paragraph (1)(a);

“cash equivalent” (“cyfwerth ariannol”) means an amount calculated in accordance with regulations made under section 30 of WRPA 1999(1);

“corresponding pension debit member” (“aelod â debyd pensiwn cyfatebol”) means the member referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of the definition of “pension credit member”;

“D” (“D”) means the corresponding pension debit member mentioned in paragraph (1)(b);

“pension credit member” (“aelod â chredyd pensiwn”) means a member of a firefighters’ pension scheme who has rights under the scheme—

(a)

which are attributable (directly or indirectly) to a pension credit(2),

(b)

which arise by virtue of a pension sharing order with a transfer day on or after 1 April 2015, and

(c)

the value of which was determined (to any extent) by reference to the value of benefits payable in respect of the remediable service of another member;

“pension sharing order” (“gorchymyn rhannu pensiwn”) means the order or provision by virtue of which section 29 of WRPA 1999 applies in relation to a pension credit member and the corresponding pension debit member;

“relevant pension sharing order” (“gorchymyn rhannu pensiwn perthnasol”) has the meaning given in paragraph (1)(c);

“remediable relevant benefits” (“buddion perthnasol rhwymedïol”) means the benefits or future benefits described in section 29(4) and (5) of WRPA 1999 to which D is entitled by virtue of remediable shareable rights;

“remediable shareable rights” (“hawliau rhanadwy rhwymedïol”) means D’s shareable rights secured by virtue of D’s remediable service during the period beginning on 1 April 2015 and ending on the earlier of—

(a)

the day before the transfer date, or

(b)

the last day of D’s remediable service;

“shareable rights” (“hawliau rhanadwy”) has the meaning given in section 27(2) of WRPA 1999;

“transfer day” (“diwrnod trosglwyddo”) means the day on which the relevant pension sharing order takes effect;

“valuation day” (“diwrnod prisio”) has the meaning given in section 29(7) of WRPA 1999.

(1)

In accordance with section 110(1) of the PSPJO 2022, “WRPA 1999” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

(2)

See section 19(7) of the PSPJOA 2022 for the meanings of “pension debit” and “pension credit”.