Citation, commencement, effect and extent

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Firemen's Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2013.

(2) This Order comes into force on 1st July 2013 and, subject to paragraph (3), has effect from 1st April 2013.

(3) Article 8(a) has effect from 1st October 2012.

(4) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992

2.  Schedule 2 to the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992(2) is amended as follows.

Rule A4

3.  In rule A4(2) (application to temporary employment), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute-

"(b)as a Chief Inspector, Inspector or Assistant Inspector appointed, or taken to have been appointed, under section 43A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(3);".

Rule B1

4.  In rule B1(2)(b) (ordinary pension), for the words "a chief fire officer, or in Scotland a firemaster, who" substitute "the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service if that person".

Rule F2

5.  In rule F2(4)(b) (current service), omit "under rule LA3".

Rule F8A

6.  Omit rule F8A (transfer of pension history between Scottish fire and rescue authorities).

Part LA

7.  Omit Part LA (Firefighters' Pension Account).

Schedule 1

8.  In Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)-

(a)in the definition of "fire and rescue authority", at the end insert "or the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service"; and

(b)omit the definitions of "fire and rescue authority employer contributions", "Firefighters' Operating Account", "Firefighters' Pension Account" and "proper accounting practices".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order 1992 so as to make changes consequential on the creation of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.