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Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007N.I.

13.—(1) The Annex to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In the Scheme—

(a)in Part F (pensionable service and transfer values)—

(i)in Article 46 (current service), paragraph (3), after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”;

(ii)in the title of Article 47 (Maternity, paternity and adoption leave) after “paternity” insert “, parental bereavement”; and

(iii)in Article 47 (maternity, paternity and adoption leave) after paragraph (2)(a) insert—

(aa)parental bereavement leave;.

(b)in Part G (pensionable pay and contributions), in Article 56 (pensionable pay and average pensionable pay)—

(i)in paragraph (3) after “paternity” in both places it occurs insert “, parental bereavement”; and

(ii)after paragraph (7)(c) insert—

(ca)parental bereavement leave;.

(c)in Part 1 (glossary of expressions) of Schedule 1 (interpretation) in the appropriate place insert—

“Parental bereavement leave”leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996..

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 13 in operation at 3.10.2022, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 2007 No. 144; relevant amending Regulation is S.R. 2022 No. 168.