Preservation of existing pension scheme
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
10:00 am
Mr Phil Hope (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Corby, Labour/Co-operative)
That is entirely the purpose of the clause: to ensure that the current pension arrangements provided by the Fireman's Pensions Scheme Order 1992, which was made under section 26 of the 1947 Act, can continue in operation despite the repeal of the Act.