Minor and consequential Amendments
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
3:45 pm

Mr Phil Hope (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Corby, Labour/Co-operative)
I beg to move amendment No. 169, in
schedule 1, page 34, line 13, at end insert—
'33A The Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 is amended as follows.
33B (1) Schedule 2 (official pensions) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraphs 16 and 16A substitute—
''16 A pension payable by a Secretary of State in accordance with a scheme brought into operation under section 33 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.
16A A pension which is payable—
(a) by a Secretary of State under regulations made under section 24 of the Superannuation Act 1972; and
(b) to or in respect of a person in respect of whose service a payment may be made under a scheme brought into operation under section 33 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.''
(3) For paragraph 44 substitute—
''44 A pension payable by a fire and rescue authority in accordance with a scheme brought into operation under section 33 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.'''.
(4) Omit paragraph 45.'.
