The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Amendment of Schedule 2 (awards for spouses and civil partners)

11.—(1) Schedule 2 is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 (special pension)—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “or, as the case may be, final pensionable pay”, substitute “final pensionable pay or final pay, as the case may be”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “or, as the case may be, final pensionable pay”, substitute “the final pensionable pay or the final pay, as the case may be”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) Where the person is or is eligible to be an active member in the 2015 Scheme, “relevant service” in B, C and D means the total of the service referred to in paragraph 1A(1)(a) and (b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1.”.

(c) after paragraph 3(2) insert—

“(3) Where the person is or is eligible to be an active member in the 2015 Scheme, “relevant service” in C means the total of the service referred to in paragraph 1A(1)(a) and (b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1.”.

(3) In Part 2 (award for surviving spouse of post-retirement marriage where deceased is a member of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme but not a member of the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme), in paragraph 1(1)(b), after “New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme”, insert “or the 2015 Scheme”.