Section 13-382. Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the following words
  and phrases shall  have  the  following  meanings,  unless  a  different
  meaning is plainly required by the context:
    1. "Variable supplements fund". The firefighters' variable supplements
  fund established by this subchapter.
    1-a.  "Minimum period". The minimum period of credited service which a
  member of pension fund subchapter one or pension fund subchapter two  is
  required by law to perform in order to be eligible to retire for service
  with immediate payability of retirement allowance.
    1-b.  "Firefighter".  A  member  of either pension fund referred to in
  subdivision one-a of this section who, at the  time  of  retirement  for
  service   by  reason  of  fulfillment  of  the  minimum  period,  was  a
  firefighter and was not a fire officer as defined in subdivision five of
  section 13-392 of subchapter six of this chapter.
    2. "Association". The uniformed firefighters' association  of  greater
  New York.
    3.  "Fiscal  year". Any year commencing with the first day of July and
  ending with the thirtieth day of June next following.
    4. "Board". The board of trustees provided for in  section  13-384  of
  this subchapter.
    5.  "Pension  fund  beneficiary".  (a)  Subject  to  the provisions of
  paragraph (b) of this subdivision and except as provided in  subdivision
  e  of  section  13-385  of  this  subchapter,  any person who receives a
  retirement allowance by reason of having retired, on  or  after  October
  first, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, for service (with credit for twenty
  or  more  years  of  service  creditable toward the minimum period) as a
  member of pension fund  subchapter  one  or  subchapter  two  and  as  a
  firefighter or fire marshal (uniformed).
    (b)  With  respect  to  benefits  payable  under  this  subchapter for
  calendar  years  succeeding  December  thirty-first,  nineteen   hundred
  ninety-two,   the   term  "pension  fund  beneficiary"  subject  to  the
  provisions of paragraph thirteen of subdivision a of section  13-385  of
  this  subchapter)  shall  include  each person who receives a retirement
  allowance by reason of  having  retired,  on  or  after  October  first,
  nineteen  hundred  sixty-eight,  for  service (with credit for twenty or
  more years of service creditable toward the minimum period) as a  member
  of  pension fund subchapter one or pensions fund subchapter two and as a
  wiper (uniformed).
    6. "Variable supplement". Any sum authorized to be paid to  a  pension
  fund beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
    7. "Pension fund subchapter two". The New York fire department pension
  fund  subchapter  two  maintained  pursuant to subchapter two of chapter
  three of this title.
    8. "Pension fund subchapter one". The New York fire department pension
  fund maintained pursuant to subchapter one  of  chapter  three  of  this
  title.