
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 Amendment Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st April 2010.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2 
Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Order 2007 is amended in accordance with the Schedule to this Order.
FERGUS EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
23rd February 2010
SCHEDULE
Article 2

After Part 13 (payment of awards) insert—“
PART 13A
1. 
For the purposes of meeting the liabilities of an authority incurred under this Scheme the Scottish Ministers may pay sums to the authority.
2. 

(1) An authority shall provide to the Scottish Ministers such information as the Scottish Ministers may, by written notice, require in connection with their functions under rule 1 of this Part.
(2) An authority shall respond to a request under paragraph (1) within such period as the Scottish Ministers specify in the notice, or such longer period as they may in any particular case allow.
3. 
An authority shall have regard to guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this Part.”.
