Firemen's Pension Scheme (No. 2) Order, 1954
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1954/1663 |
1954 No. 1663
The Firemen's Pension Scheme (No. 2) Order, 195413thDecember 1954
16thDecember 1954
23rdDecember 1954
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section twenty-six of the Fire Services Act, 1947(a), as amended by subsection (3) of section one of the Fire Services Act, 1951(b), I hereby, with the approval of the Treasury and after consultation with the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council and the Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council, make the following Order:—
1. After Article 42 of the Firemen's Pension Scheme, 1952, set out in the First Appendix to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order, 1952(c), there shall be inserted the following Article:—
"Temporary employment in connection with the provision of fire services
42A.—(1) This Article shall apply in the case of a person who ceases to perform duties as a fireman in order to enter temporary employment on duties connected with the provision of fire services, being—
(a) employment as an instructor at a training institution or centre established by the Secretary of State under section twenty-three of the principal Act;
(c) S.I. 1952/944 (1952 I, p. 1003).
(b) employment as an inspector, assistant inspector or other officer appointed under section twenty-four of the principal Act;
(c) employment entered upon in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State in connection with the training in fire-fighting of members of the armed forces of the Crown; or
(d) employment entered upon in pursuance of arrangements made by the Secretary of State in connection with the training and organisation of fire-fighting forces in a colony, protectorate, protected state or trust territory.
(2) In the case of such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article, the employment therein mentioned (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as "the temporary employment") shall be treated for the purposes of this Scheme as employment as a member of a fire brigade and this Scheme shall apply in relation to that employment as if—
(a) he were a fireman and his duties were his duties as such;
(b) his pay and rank were the same as they would have been had he not ceased to perform duties as a fireman;
(c) any reference to a fire brigade were a reference to the temporary employment;
(d) any reference to a fire authority were a reference to the Secretary of State;
(e) the reference to a court of quarter sessions in...
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