35. In rule E9 (flat-rate awards)—
(a)in paragraph (2), after “applies”, insert “and the deceased retired before 1 October 2004,”;
(b)after paragraph (2), insert—
“(2A) Subject to paragraph (3), where paragraph (1)(a) or (b) applies and the deceased retired on or after 1 October 2004, the amount of the pension is—
(a)if his last role was not higher than Watch Manager A (Case A), £379.78;
(b)if his last role was higher than Watch Manager A but not higher than Area Manager A (Case B), £494.54; and
(c)in any other case (Case C), £594.18,
increased, in each case, in accordance with paragraph (7).”;
(c)in paragraph (3)(b), for the words after “April 1975”, substitute—
“and would have become entitled to reckon at least 10 years' pensionable service had he continued to serve until—
(i)he could have been required to retire on account of age; or
(ii)if he retired on or after 1st October 2004, normal pension age,
the amount specified in, as the case may be, paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) or paragraph (2A)(a), (b) or (c), is increased by £29.91.”;
(d)in paragraph (6), for “fire authority”, substitute “fire and rescue authority”; and
(e)in paragraph (9), for “the sums referred to in paragraph (2)(a), (b) and (c)”, substitute “the amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraphs (2) and (2A)”.