The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 26

Public Service Pensions

The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

Made

25th January 2024

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

29th January 2024

Coming into force

18th March 2024

The Scottish Ministers make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1), (2) and (5) of the Fire Services Act 1947(1) and section 34(1), (2) and (4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(2).

The Scottish Ministers have consulted in accordance with section 34(5) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

(1)

1947 c. 41; section 26 was repealed by sections 52 and 54 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21). Subsections (1) to (5) of section 26 continue to have effect for the purposes of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, in relation to England and Scotland by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306 and in relation to Wales by virtue of S.I. 2004/2917. The name of the scheme was changed to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme by S.I. 2004/2306. Section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947 was amended by section 1 of the Fire Services Act 1951 (c. 27), section 42 of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65), section 33 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), sections 16 and 29 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11), sections 100 and 101 of, and Schedule 27 to, the Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38), section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18), section 32(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), section 1 of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52), section 256 of, and Schedule 25 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), and S.I. 1976/551. The Secretary of State’s functions under section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947, in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland, were devolved to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/1750 and S.I. 2006/304.

(2)

2004 c. 21. Section 34 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2013/602 and paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25). The functions of the Secretary of State as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of S.I. 2005/849.