The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2015 No. 355

Fire And Rescue Services

Pensions

The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Made

9th October 2015

Coming into operation

8th December 2015

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 10(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(1) and now vested in it(2) and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 8 December 2015.

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

2.  The Annex to the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007(3) shall be amended in accordance with Article 3.

3.  In Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service), in Chapter 1 (pensionable pay and pension contributions)—

(a) in article 61(1) (pensionable pay) for “Subject to paragraphs (3), (5A) and (6)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5A)”; and

(b) article 61(6) is revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 9 October 2015.

Sharon Gallagher

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

The Department of Finance and Personnel approves this Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9 October 2015.

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

Article 3 makes a minor amendment to article 61(1) (pensionable pay) and revokes article 61(6).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is forseen.

(1)

S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11) Article 10(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/1549 (N.I. 11) Article 4. Article 10 was continued by S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9) Article 60(1) and (2)

(2)

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6 (c) and Schedule 4, Part III

(3)

S.R. 2007 No. 215, amended by S.R. 2008 No.381, S.R. 2013 No.172, S.R. 2012 No.162, S.R. 2013 No.84, S.R. 2014 No.57 and 168 and S.R. 2015 No.9 and 10.