(a) Requirement.--Whenever an individual becomes entitled to receive a pension from the firefighters pension fund and has been admitted to participate in the pension fund, the individual shall not be deprived of the individual's right to participation in the pension fund on the basis upon which the individual first became entitled to participation, unless otherwise required by the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L. 752, No. 140),¹ known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act.

(b) Notice and hearing.--Any termination of a pension shall be only after due notice and hearing as prescribed by regulation of the managers of the fund.