
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st April 2010.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2 
Schedule 2 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order 1992 as it has effect in Scotland 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

In Part L (payment of awards and financial provisions) after rule L2 (expenses and receipts of fire and rescue authorities) insert—“
L2A. 
For the purposes of meeting the liabilities of a fire and rescue authority under this Scheme, the 1973 Scheme or previous Firemen’s Pension Schemes, the Scottish Ministers may pay sums to such an authority.
L2B. 

(1) A fire and rescue 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 L2A.
(2) A fire and rescue 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.
L2C. 
An authority shall have regard to guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this Part.”.
