The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2012/107 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012 No. 107
Fire Services
The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012
Made 29th March 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 30th March 2012
Coming into force 1st April 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 60 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 20041and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 34(5) of that Act they have consulted with such persons as they considered appropriate.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2012.
Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007
2. Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 20072(in which the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) is set out) is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4 of this Order.
3. In Chapter 1 of Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service), in rule 3(1) (pension contributions) for “8.5% of the firefighter member’s pensionable pay for the time being” substitute “the firefighter member’s pensionable pay for the time being, specified in the Table in Annex A1”.
4. After Part 14 insert—
“Annex A1
Pensions Contributions
1. The rate of the pension contribution mentioned in rule 3(1) of Part 11 is that specified in the Table below by reference to the amount of the pensionable pay of the firefighter member in the first column of the Table.
2. The amount of pensionable pay of a retained or volunteer firefighter for the purpose of the first column of the Table shall be that firefighter’s reference pay.
3. The amount of pensionable pay of a part-time regular firefighter for the purpose of the first column of the Table shall be the amount of pensionable pay of a whole-time regular firefighter of equivalent role and length of service.
4. Where there has been a permanent material change to the terms and conditions of a firefighter member’s employment which affects pensionable pay, from the date of that change pensionable pay shall be calculated by reference to the revised amount.
5. Pensionable pay in the...
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