1.—(1) The title of this Order is The Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2006.
(2) This Order comes into force on 23 June 2006 but—
(a)subject to paragraph (3), the amendments set out in Schedule 1 have effect from 11 November 2004; and
(b)the amendments set out in Schedule 2 have effect from 5 December 2005.
(3) The following amendments set out in Schedule 1 have effect as follows—
(a)the following amendments have effect from 23 June 2006—
(i)the amendments made by paragraph 9, in so far as it relates to rule A13 (relating to normal pension age); and by paragraph 15(a)(iii), (b)(ii), (c) and (d) (relating to deferred pensions); and
(ii)the amendments made by paragraph 7(a) and (b)(i), paragraph 75(d), in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraphs (5) and (6) of rule L1, and paragraphs 78, 79 and 82(b) (relating to the prevention of duplication of certain awards);
(b)the following amendments have effect from 13 September 2004—
(i)the amendment made by paragraph 81(b) (relating to the definition of “independent qualified medical practitioner”); and
(ii)the amendment made by paragraph 86(b)(ii)(aa) (relating to service reckonable on receipt of transfer value); and
(c)the amendments made by paragraphs 24 (relating to limiting awards to widows) and 25 (relating to widows' requisite benefit and temporary pension) have effect from 1 March 1992.
2.—(1) The Firefighters' Pension Scheme set out in Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992(1)(renamed in relation to Wales as the Firefighters' Pension (Wales) Scheme)(2) continues in force as amended in accordance with the Schedules to this Order.
2.—(2) For the purposes of the Scheme preserved by paragraph (1), the provisions of section 26, subsections (1) to (5), of the Fire Services Act 1947 have effect as it for each reference to the Secretary of State there were substituted a reference to the National Assembly for Wales.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3)
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
21 June 2006