The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

2.—(1) The Annex to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 57 (pension contributions)(2)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “A regular firefighter shall” substitute “Subject to paragraph (1A) to (1C), a regular firefighter shall”; and

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a firefighter below the age of 50 who has reckoned 30 years or more pensionable service.

(1B) A firefighter who is—

(a) below the age of 50 and has reckoned 30 years pensionable service; and

(b) entitled to be credited with additional pension benefit under article 16B or 16C shall, until they attain the age of 50, pay pension contributions to the Board only in relation to that additional pension benefit.

(1C) Contributions payable under paragraph (1B) are payable—

(a) at the rate of 11% in the period starting on 1st December 2006 and ending on 31st March 2012; and

(b) on and after 1st April 2012 at the rate specified in the Table in paragraph 3 of Part A1 of Schedule 7.”; and

(c) for paragraph (5), substitute—

“(5) The annual contribution shall be such percentage of the Board’s estimate of the aggregate of the pensionable pay, for the year in respect of which the contribution is made, of those firefighters employed by the Board who are—

(a) required by paragraph (1) to make pensions contributions in that year; and

(b) below the age of 50 and have reckoned 30 years pensionable service,

as shall have been notified to them for that year by the Department.”.

(3) In paragraph (3) of article 90 (establishment, maintenance and operation of Firefighters’ Pension Fund) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“; and

(f) sums payable under article 3 of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019.”.

(1)

S.R. 2007 No.144 amended by S.R. 2008 No. 382, S.R. 2012 No. 161, S.R. 2013 No. 85, S.R. 2014 Nos. 56 & 169 and S.R. 2015 Nos. 8, 11, 420 & 421.

(2)

Paragraph (1) was amended, and paragraph (2) revoked by S.R. 2012 No. 161. There are other amendments to article 57 which are not relevant to this Order.