# The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

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N.I.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

# 2013 No. 84

Fire And Rescue Services

Pensions

# The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

26th March 2013

Coming into operation

1st April 2013

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 10(1), (3), (4)                           and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 F1, and now vested in it F2 and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order makes the                           following Order:                        

F1S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11) Article 10(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/1549 (N.I.11) Article 4. Article 10 was continued by S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I.9) Article 60(1) and (2).

F2See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(c) and Schedule 4, Part III

## Citation and commencementN.I.

1.  This Order may be cited as the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into                     operation on 1st April 2013.                  

## Amendment of the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007N.I.

2.  The Annex to the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 F3 (in which the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) is set out) is amended in accordance with articles 3 and                     4.                  

F3S.R. 2007 No. 215 relevant amendment is SR 2012 No. 162.

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3.  In Chapter 1 of Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service), in article 63(1) (pension                     contributions) insert “ percentage ” before “rate”.                  

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4.  For the table in paragraph 5 of Schedule A1 (pension contributions) substitute—                  

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 26th March 2013.

L.S.

Bernie Stuart

 A senior officer of the

 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

The Department of Finance and Personnel approves this Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 26th March 2013.

L.S.

Bill Pauley

 A senior officer of the

 Department of Finance and Personnel

## Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order further amends the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

Article 3 inserts the word “percentage” to clarify the meaning of a provision amended by the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme                        (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.I. 2012/162).                     

Article 4 amends the Scheme to provide a different rate for pension contributions payable by members of the Scheme which increase                        according to the amount of pensionable pay which the member receives. The contribution rates are specified in the Table.                     

In addition, a new band of pensionable pay has been created so that those firefighters who earn more than £15,000 and up to                        and including £21,000 will pay a lower rate than those earning more than £21,000 and up to and including £30,000.