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SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE FIREMEN'S PENSION SCHEME

Schedule 3: Awards on death – spouses

31.  In Part I of Schedule 3 (spouse’s ordinary pension), in paragraph 1(2), add at the end “but taking into account the provisions of Part VIA of Schedule 2 (calculation of awards for part-time service)”.

32.  For Part II of Schedule 3 (spouse’s special pension) substitute—

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, the weekly amount of a special pension is 45% of the deceased’s average pensionable pay for a week.

2.(1)  Where some or all of the deceased’s service, which is reckonable as pensionable service, was part-time service, the amount of special pension shall be calculated using the formula in paragraph 2 of Part VIA of Schedule 2.

(2) In making the calculation mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), for the value of A there shall be substituted “A is the amount calculated under paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 3 if the average pensionable pay was the pay the deceased would have received had he been a whole-time member of a brigade”..

33.  In Part III of Schedule 3 (spouse’s accrued pension), in paragraph 2(3), after “this paragraph” insert “account shall be taken of Part VIA of Schedule 2 (calculation of awards for part-time service), but”.

34.  In Part IV of Schedule 3 (pension for widow of post-retirement marriage), in paragraph 2—

(a)at the beginning of sub-paragraph (2)(b) insert “subject to sub-paragraph (3),”; and

(b)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

(3) Where some or all of the deceased’s service, which is reckonable as pensionable service, was part-time service, the amount at sub-paragraph (2)(b) shall be calculated using the formula in paragraph 2 of Part VIA of Schedule 2.

(4) In making the calculation mentioned in sub-paragraph (3), for the value of A there shall be substituted “A is the amount calculated under paragraph 2(2)(b) of Part IV of Schedule 3 if the average pensionable pay was the pay the deceased would have received had he been a whole-time member of a brigade” and in relation to B, C and D only pensionable service after 5th April 1978 shall be counted..

35.  For Part V of Schedule 3 (spouse’s requisite benefit pension) substitute—

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, the amount of a requisite benefit pension is 1 divided by 160 of the deceased’s average pensionable pay multiplied by the period in years of so much of his pensionable service as is reckonable by virtue of service or employment after 5th April 1978.

2.  Where some or all of the deceased’s service, which is reckonable as pensionable service, was part-time service, the amount of a requisite benefit pension shall be calculated using the formula in paragraph 2 of Part VIA of Schedule 2.

3.  In making the calculation mentioned in paragraph 2, for the value of A there shall be substituted “A is the amount calculated under paragraph 1 of Part V of Schedule 3 if the average pensionable pay was the pay the deceased would have received had he been a whole-time member of a brigade” and in relation to B, C and D only pensionable service after 5th April 1978 shall be counted..