SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendment to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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1

Part 12 (Determination of Questions of Appeals) is amended as follows.

2

Omit regulation 160 (Determinations by the Scheme Manager).

3

In regulation 161 (Determinations by the Pension Board) for paragraph (1) substitute—

Determinations and decisions of the Scheme Manager161

1

The question whether a person is entitled to any and if so what awards shall be determined in the first instance by the Scheme Manager.

4

In regulation 161 (Determinations and decisions of the Scheme Manager) and in regulation 162 (Appeal against opinion on a medical issue), in each place where it occurs, for “Pension Board” substitute “Scheme Manager”.

5

Omit regulation 163 (Appeals against decision of the Pension Board).

6

In regulation 164 (Appeal to Independent Medical Referee)—

a

in each place where it occurs, for “Pension Board” substitute “Scheme Manager”;

b

in paragraph (11) for “under paragraph (6)” substitute “under paragraphs (6) to (10)”;

c

in paragraph (21)(a) for “under paragraph (6)” substitute “under paragraphs (6) to (10)”.

7

For regulation 165 (Disputes on other issues) substitute—

Appeals on other issues165

Where a person makes a formal complaint to the Scheme Manager which does not involve an issue of a medical nature, the Scheme Manager shall deal with the complaint under the arrangements implemented by it pursuant to the requirements of article 50 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 19958 (requirement for dispute resolution arrangements) and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Internal dispute Resolution Procedures) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20089.