The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008.

2.  In Part 2 (injury awards and duty related compensation)—

(a) in rule 1, in paragraph (1), omit “regular”;

(b) for rule 2 substitute—

“Part-time, retained and volunteer firefighters

2.— (1) Where a person is entitled to an award under this Part and some or all of his service, by virtue of which his pensionable service is reckonable, is part-time service, his award shall be calculated in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 1.

(2) Where a person—

(a) first takes up employment with the Board as a retained or volunteer firefighter on or after 6th April 2006; and

(b) is entitled to an award under this Part,

his award shall be calculated in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 1.”;

(c) in rule 3 (compensation for death or permanent incapacity while on duty), in paragraph (8), for “the Pension Scheme” substitute “the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, or any lump sum payable under the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”; and

(d) in rule 4 (commutation of small compensatory pensions), in paragraph (1)(b), for “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or article 37 of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”.