The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Meaning of “final pay”

101.—(1) In this Chapter, “final pay” means the greater of the following amounts—

(a) the amount of the member’s pensionable pay during the member’s continuous period of pensionable service in the period of 365 days ending with the last day of pensionable service; and

(b) the amount of the member’s pensionable pay during the member’s continuous period of pensionable service in the period of three years ending with the last day of pensionable service, divided by three.

(2) If the member’s continuous period of pensionable service was less than 365 days, the amount in paragraph (1)(a) is an amount equal to the member’s annualised final pay;

(3) For the purpose of determining which of the amounts mentioned in paragraph (1) is the greater—

(a) if the member’s continuous period of pensionable service was less than three years the amount in paragraph (1)(b) is the total pensionable pay received for that service divided by the number of years in pensionable service calculated in accordance with regulation 184 (calculation of periods of membership and service); and

(b) if a member is treated as receiving assumed pensionable pay for any period included in paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b), pensionable pay in this regulation includes that assumed pensionable pay.

(4) But if the continuous period of pensionable service includes the day 29th February, paragraphs (1)(a) and (2) have effect with the substitution for “365” of “366”.