SCHEDULEAmendment of Schedule 2 to the Firemen’s Pension Scheme Order 1992

3.  After rule P3 (payments) insert–

“Authorisation of payment of GMP-related payments

P4.—(1) The relevant fire and rescue authority may pay GMP related payments to–

(a)a person to whom this Part applies; and

(b)a deceased entitled member.

(2) Where a relevant fire and rescue authority has paid GMP related payments before 6th April 2009, the authority may not recover those payments after 6th April 2009.

(3) In this rule, a deceased entitled member is a person who–

(a)at the date of his death was entitled to a pension under this Scheme;

(b)at that date was entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension; and

(c)has in any tax year since entitlement to the guaranteed minimum pension commenced received a GMP related payment.”.