Part A:
General Provisions and Retirement

Part A deals with legal formalities (Rules A1 and A2), the scope of the provisions (Rules A3 to A6) and certain key definitions which govern entitlements (Rules A7 to A12). These include reckoning of service (Rule A7), and disablement (Rule A10).
 
Part A also gives the normal pension age for firefighters (Rule A13) and explains the circumstances in which they can be compulsorily retired (Rules A14 to A15).
 
Rule A2 refers to Schedule 1 which contains a glossary of expressions.
 
Rules A9 and A11 were removed from the FPS 2006 with effect from 1 April 2006. They related to injury and the provisions were transferred to the Firefighters' Compensation Scheme. The explanation of these Rules has been retained in this Commentary as "archived" material.

Related downloads:

• Rule A1: Citation and commencement PDF, 39 kb
• Rule A2: Interpretation PDF, 87 kb
• Rule A3: Exclusive application to regular firefighters PDF, 34 kb
• Rule A4: Application to temporary employment connected with the fire services PDF, 34 kb
• Rule A5: Application to permanent employment as instructor PDF, 27 kb
• Rule A6: No application to auxiliary firefighters PDF, 16 kb
• Rule A7: Reckoning of service for purposes of awards PDF, 41 kb
• Rule A8: Aggregate pension contributions for purposes of awards PDF, 33 kb
• Rule A9: Qualifying injury PDF, 41 kb
• Rule A10: Disablement PDF, 49 kb
• Rule A11: Death or infirmity resulting from injury PDF, 35 kb
• Rule A12: Relevant service in the armed forces PDF, 64 kb
• Rule A13: Normal pension age PDF, 53 kb
• Rule A14: Compulsory retirement on grounds of efficiency PDF, 32 kb
• Rule A15: Compulsory retirement on grounds of disablement PDF, 27 kb
• Rule A16: Effective date of retirement PDF, 25 kb