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

5.  In Part 5 (awards on death: additional provisions)—

(a) In rule 3 (gratuity in lieu of surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s pension), in paragraph (1), for the words from “Part 1” to “rule”, substitute “Part 2 of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004(1) (lump sum death benefit rule); and

(b) In rule 5 (increase of pensions and allowances during first 13 weeks)—

(i) In paragraph (2)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (b), for “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, and”; and

(bb) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) any children’s pensions payable under the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme,”;

(ii) in paragraph (4)(a), for “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”;

(iii) in paragraph (5), for the words from “and” to “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “, a child’s ordinary or accrued allowance under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or a child’s pension under the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”; and

(iv) in paragraph (7), for “the Pension Scheme”, substitute “the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme or the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”.

(1)

2004 c.12. As to “the lump sum death benefit rule”, see section 168 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 29 to, that Act.