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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
FIRE SERVICES
PENSIONS
Made
5th March 2007
Coming into operation
1st April 2006
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 10(l), (3), (4) and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(1) and now vested in it(2) and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel(3), in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order, makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on 1st April 2006, except that the provisions that relate to, or are incidental to—
(a) article 25 shall have effect from 6th April 1997;
(b) article 27 shall have effect from 1st April 1972;
(c) article 28 shall have effect from 1st March 1992;
(d) articles 47 and 58, in so far as they relate to maternity leave, shall have effect from 23rd June 1994;
(e) articles 47 and 58, in so far as they relate to adoption or paternity leave, shall have effect from 8th December 2002; and
(f) article 70 shall have effect from 1st April 1972.
(3) The Orders specified in Schedule 11 are revoked to the extent specified.
2. The Scheme set out in the Annex shall have effect.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2007
Nigel Carson
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 5th March 2007
Dr Mary McIvor
S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “the Department”; 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). Back [1]
See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Schedule 4, Part III Back [2]
Formerly the Department of Finance. See S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Article 3 Back [3]
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007