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192 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Establishment of Firefighters' Pension Scheme 2015

s.003 Interpretation

s.003 Civil Partnership and Marriage of Same Sex Couples

s.004 Scheme manager

s.005 Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Pension Board: establishment

s.006 The Pension Board: membership

s.007 The Pension Board: conflict of interests

s.008 The Pension Board: Guidance

s.009 Payment of fees and expenses

s.010 Scheme advisory board (SAB): establishment

s.011 Scheme advisory board: membership

s.012 Scheme advisory board: conflicts of interest

s.013 Scheme advisory board: funding

s.014 Delegation

s.015 Scheme employment

s.016 Eligible persons

s.017 Service in two or more scheme employments

s.018 Application of Chapter

s.019 Interpretation of Chapter

s.020 Automatic enrolment

s.021 Opting into this scheme

s.022 Automatic re-enrolment

s.023 Opting out of this scheme

s.024 Opting out before the end of the first three months

s.025 Opting out after the first three months

s.026 Pensionable pay

s.027 Meaning of “assumed pensionable pay”

s.028 Active membership

s.029 Deferred membership

s.030 Pension credit member

s.031 Description of pension

s.032 Calculation of amount of accrued pension for purpose of deferment or retirement

s.033 Calculation of “retirement index adjustment”

s.034 Calculation of “retirement PIA index adjustment”

s.035 Determination of “the age addition”

s.036 Determination of “the assumed age addition”

s.037 Establishment of pension accounts: general

s.038 Closure and adjustment of pension accounts on transfer out or repayment of balance of contributions

s.039 Application of Chapter

s.040 Establishment of active member's account

s.041 Receipt of a transfer value payment

s.042 Receipt of a club transfer value payment

s.043 Amount of pension for a scheme year

s.044 Opening balance, index adjustment and age addition

s.045 Ill-health award ceases to be payable

s.046 Closure and re-establishment of active member's account

s.047 Establishment of added pension account

s.048 Account to specify amount of added pension

s.049 Account to specify opening balance and PIA index adjustment

s.050 Closure and transfer of added pension account

s.051 Ill-health pension ceases to be payable

s.052 Application of chapter

s.053 Establishment of deferred member's account

s.054 Provisional amount of deferred pension

s.055 Retirement amount of deferred pension

s.056 Adjustment of account after early payment of deferred pension ceases

s.057 Account established after ill-health award ceases to be payable

s.058 Closure of deferred member's account after gap in pensionable service not exceeding five years

s.059 Establishment of retirement account and other adjustments

s.060 Account to specify amount of retirement pension (active members)

s.061 Establishment of survivor member's account

s.062 Amount of pension payable to survivor member

s.063 Establishment of pension credit member's account

s.064 Other pension accounts

s.065 Application of Part

s.066 Qualifying service

s.067 Entitlement to retirement pension

s.068 Annual rate of retirement pension (active members)

s.069 Annual rate of retirement pension (deferred members)

s.069 Early payment reduction

s.070 Employer initiated retirement

s.071 Exercise of partial retirement option

s.072 Annual rate of retirement pension after exercise of partial retirement option

s.073 Entitlement to lower tier ill-health pension and higher tier ill-health pension

s.074 Annual rate of ill-health awards

s.075 Early payment of retirement pension to deferred member

s.076 Review of ill-health award or early payment of pension of retirement pension

s.077 Consequences of review

s.078 Commencement of pensions

s.079 Option to commute part of pension

s.079 Option to commute part of an equivalent amount

s.080 Allocation election

s.081 Making an allocation election

s.082 Effect of allocation

s.083 Adjustment of allocated benefit

s.084 Meaning of “surviving partner”

s.085 Meaning of “initial period”

s.086 Surviving partner's pension payable on death of active member

s.087 Surviving partner's pension payable on death of deferred member

s.088 Surviving partner's pension payable on death of pensioner member

s.089 Bereavement pension: surviving partner

s.090 Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity

s.091 Survivor's guaranteed minimum pensions

s.092 Eligible child's pension

s.093 Meaning of “eligible child”

s.094 Eligible child's pension on death of active member

s.095 Eligible child's pension payable on death of deferred member

s.096 Eligible child's pension payable on death of pensioner member

s.097 Specified proportion

s.098 Increase in eligible child's pension where there is no surviving partner

s.099 Increase in eligible child's pension where member was a pension debit member

s.100 Bereavement pension: eligible child

s.101 Meaning of “final pay”

s.102 Meaning of “annualised final pay”

s.103 Person to whom lump sum death benefit payable

s.104 Lump sum payable on death of active member

s.105 Lump sum payable on death of pensioner member

s.106 Lump sum payable on death in certain cases

s.107 Lump sum payable on death of pension credit member

s.108 Payment of pensions under this Part

s.109 Surviving partner's pensions and eligible child's pensions: suspension and recovery

s.110 Provisional awards of eligible child's pensions: later adjustments

s.111 Adjustment of eligible child's awards consequent on re-instatement of pension benefits

s.112 Adjustment of benefits to comply with the 2004 Act where members die over 75

s.113 Entitlement to pension credit members' pension

s.114 Annual rate of pension credit member's pension

s.115 Reduction in pension debit member's benefits

s.116 Pension credit member's rights

s.117 Commutation of part of pension

s.118 Member contributions

s.119 Contributions during absence from work due to illness, injury, trade dispute or authorised absence

s.120 Contributions during absence from work on reserve forces service leave

s.121 Contributions during child-related leave

s.122 Deduction and payment of contributions

s.123 Schedule 1 (payments for added pension)

s.124 Refund of all member contributions and payments for extra pension made by member

s.125 Employer contributions

s.126 Employer additional contribution: ill health award

s.127 Refund of employer additional contribution for ill health award following review

s.128 Employer additional contribution: employer initiated retirement

s.129 Interpretation of Part

s.130 Establishment of Firefighters' Pension Fund

s.131 Payments into the Firefighters' Pension Fund

s.132 Payments to be made from the Firefighters' Pension Fund

s.133 Information to be provided to the Department

s.134 Estimated deficits

s.135 Estimated surpluses

s.136 Actual deficits

s.137 Actual surpluses

s.138 Duty to provide information

s.139 Application of Part

s.140 Interpretation in relation to Part

s.141 Transfer payments made to other schemes or pension arrangements

s.142 Application for a statement of entitlement

s.143 Statement of entitlement

s.144 Request for transfer payment to be made

s.145 Calculating the amount of a transfer value or club transfer value

s.146 Effect of transfers-out

s.147 Application of Chapter

s.148 Interpretation of Chapter

s.149 Request for acceptance of a transfer payment

s.150 Transfer statement

s.151 Amount of transferred pension

s.152 Club transfer value statement

s.153 Amount of club transfer earned pension

s.154 Requirement for scheme manager to provide a certificate

s.155 Request to confirm details on certificate

s.156 Dispute concerning entries on the certificate

s.157 Transfer of pension account entries

s.158 Appointment of scheme actuary and actuarial valuations

s.159 Employer cost cap

s.160 Determinations by the scheme manager

s.161 Determinations and decisions of the Scheme Manager

s.162 Appeal against opinion on a medical issue

s.163 Appeals against decision of the Pension Board

s.164 (1) Subject to paragraph (2) written notice of appeal against...

s.165 Appeals on other issues

s.166 Late payment of retirement index adjustment

s.167 Recovery of overpayment of benefits

s.168 Guaranteed minimum pension

s.169 Commutation of small pensions

s.170 Payments for persons incapable of managing their affairs

s.171 Payments due in respect of deceased persons

s.172 Limitation on assignment of benefits

s.173 Forfeiture: offences committed by members, surviving partners or eligible children

s.174 Forfeiture of pensions: offences committed by other persons

s.175 Forfeiture of lump sum death benefit: offences committed by other persons

s.176 Forfeiture: relevant monetary obligations and relevant monetary losses

s.177 Set-off

s.178 Forfeiture and set-off: procedure

s.179 Scheme administrator for the purposes of the 2004 Act

s.180 Payment on behalf of members of lifetime allowance charge

s.181 Reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge payable

s.182 Information about payment of annual allowance charge

s.183 Reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge paid by scheme manager

s.184 Calculation of periods of membership and service

s.185 Annual benefit information statements

s.186 Evidence of entitlement

s.187 Information to be provided to a member before reserve forces service leave

s.188 Transitional provisions

s.189 Duty to have regard to guidance

Schedules

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s.sch001 Interpretation

s.sch001 Periodical payments during periods of assumed pensionable pay

s.sch001 Amount of added pension for a scheme year

s.sch001 Application of Chapter

s.sch001 Member's election to make a lump sum payment for added pension

s.sch001 Amount of added pension to be credited to added pension account

s.sch001 Meaning of “overall limit of extra pension”

s.sch001 Limit on elections

s.sch001 Amount of accrued added pension may not exceed overall limit of extra pension

s.sch001 Added pension election exercisable by member

s.sch001 Application of Chapter

s.sch001 Member's election to make periodical payments for added pension

s.sch001 Periodical payments

s.sch001 Discontinuance of periodical payments

s.sch002 Interpretation

s.sch002 Exception for full protection member during protection period

s.sch002 Full protection member not eligible to join this scheme

s.sch002 Full protection members of the FPS or the NFPS on scheme closing date

s.sch002 Full protection: members of an existing scheme

s.sch002 Full protection: members of an existing public body pension scheme

s.sch002 Tapered protection members of the FPS or the NFPS

s.sch002 Exception for tapered protection members during protection period

s.sch002 Tapered protection member not eligible to join this scheme

s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of the FPS or the NFPS on scheme closing date

s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of an existing scheme

s.sch002 Meaning of “continuity of service”

s.sch002 Tapered protection: members of an existing public body pension scheme

s.sch002 Tapered protection members of an existing scheme or an existing public body pension scheme

s.sch002 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the NFPS

s.sch002 Transition member who reaches normal pension age under the NFPS

s.sch002 Transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the FPS

s.sch002 Transition member who reaches normal pension age under the FPS

s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions for surviving partners payable under this scheme when certain transition members die in service with accrued benefits in the FPS

s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions payable to an eligible child under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the NFPS

s.sch002 Annual rate of pensions payable to an eligible child under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the FPS

s.sch002 Amount of lump sum death benefit payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the NFPS

s.sch002 Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”

s.sch002 Amount of lump sum death benefit payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in service with accrued benefits in the FPS

s.sch002 Pensionable service under the NFPS

s.sch002 Final salary of certain transition members for any purposes of the NFPS

s.sch002 Final salary of certain transition members for any purposes of the FPS

s.sch002 Continuous pensionable service under the FPS

s.sch002 Deferred member of the FPS

s.sch002 Deferred member of the NFPS

s.sch002 Scheme manager determines member of the NFPS is not entitled to an ill-health award

s.sch002 Scheme manager determines members of the FPS is not entitled to an ill-health award

s.sch002 Repayment of contributions under the NFPS

s.sch002 Meaning of “eligible to be an active member” of the NFPS

s.sch002 Qualifying for retirement benefits under the NFPS

s.sch002 Qualifying for retirement benefits under the FPS

s.sch002 Final salary link not to apply again to a pension in payment under the NFPS

s.sch002 Final salary link not to apply to a pension in payment under the FPS

s.sch002 Meaning of “final salary benefit”

s.sch002 Acceptance of club transfer value payments

s.sch002 Member of this scheme or the NFPS

s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of the FPS or the NFPS”

s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of an existing scheme”

s.sch002 Meaning of “active member of an existing public body pension scheme”

s.sch002 Commencement of active membership of this scheme

s.sch002 Full protection members of the FPS or the NFPS

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The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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