15.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person is in scheme employment if that person is employed as a firefighter by the Board and satisfies the requirement in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3).
(2) A person who took up employment on or after 1st April 2015 satisfies the requirement in this paragraph where that person's role on taking up employment includes—
(a)resolving operational incidents, or
(b)leading and supporting others in the resolution of operational incidents.
[F1(3) A person who is a member of the FPS or of the NFPS satisfies the requirement in this paragraph.]
(4) The employer of a person in scheme employment is referred to in these Regulations as the “scheme employer”.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 15(3) substituted (retrospective to 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/420), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(a)
16.—(1) For the purpose of this Part, an eligible person is a person who is eligible to be an active member of this scheme.
(2) A person (P) who is in service in a scheme employment is an eligible person in relation to that employment unless in relation to service in that employment—
(a)P is a protected member of the FPS or the NFPS; or
(b)P is a member of any other pension scheme and the Board pays contributions to that scheme in respect of P.
(3) P is an eligible person whilst on reserve forces service leave.
17. If a person is in service in two or more scheme employments, regulation 16 (eligible persons) applies separately in relation to each employment.