The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978

Made: 1st March 1978

Laid before Parliament: 9th March 1978

Coming into Operation: 30th March 1978

The Secretary of State for Social Services and the Minister for the Civil Service in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 51(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1973 and section 66(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being of the opinion that the occupational pension schemes referred to in the Schedule to these regulations ought to be treated as public service pension schemes for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III and IV of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the draft submitted to them, hereby jointly make the following regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978, and shall come into operation on 30th March 1978.

• (2) Expressions in these regulations have the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1973 or, as the case may be, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

• (3) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of these regulations as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Schemes to be treated as public service pension schemes

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The occupational pension schemes the names of which are set out in the Schedule to these regulations shall be treated for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III, IV and IVA of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 as public service pension schemes.

SCHEDULE

• Army Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1974

• Royal Air Force Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1974

• House of Commons Staff Pension Scheme

• House of Lords Staff Pension Scheme

• National Consumer Council Staff Pension Scheme

• National Institute of Agricultural Botany Superannuation Scheme 1975

• East European Trade Council Pension Scheme

• Committee for Middle East Trade Pension Scheme

• ...

• British Overseas Trade Group for Israel Pension Scheme

• The Church Commissioners' Superannuation Scheme

• City of London Judges Occupational Pension Scheme

• Crown Agents Superannuation Scheme

• Sir John Soane's Museum Superannuation Scheme

• Royal Navy and Royal Marines Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1977

• Community Industry Superannuation Scheme 1977

• Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board Pension Scheme;

• The pension arrangement between the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection and the Chairman of the National Consumer Council, Michael James Shanks;

• The pension arrangement between the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection and the Vice-Chairman of the National Consumer Council, Joan Edith Macintosh;

• British Council Superannuation Scheme;

• Schools Council Superannuation Scheme

• House of Commons Refreshment Department Pension Scheme

• Latin American Trade Advisory Group Pension Scheme;

• China-Britain Trade Group Pension Scheme;

• Great Britain-China Centre Staff Pension Scheme

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Stanley Orme — Minister for Social Security — Department of Health and Social Security — 1978-02-28

Given under the official seal of the Minister for the Civil Service on 1st March 1978.

C.R. Morris — Minister of State Civil Service Department

Explanatory note

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide that the occupational pension schemes referred to in the Schedule are to be treated for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III and IV of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 as public service pension schemes.

The report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the draft of these regulations, dated 10th February 1978, is contained in House of Commons Paper No. 277 (Session 1977/78) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Editorial notes

[^key-d04409ef89906c8afa8b130149982e52]: Words in Sch. added (11.10.1978) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/1355), regs. 1(1), 2

[^key-9e06bb40ae8a30537391348890369c04]: Words in Sch. added (1.1.1980) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 (S.I. 1979/1645), regs. 1(1), 2

[^key-8f1d8e4d6d0610e2c1c4e9b68af4cc9b]: Words in Sch. added (1.4.1980) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980/288), regs. 1(1), 2

[^key-fed830195eaae773bf125a401eb75bf0]: Words in Sch. omitted (1.9.1993) by virtue of The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1888), regs. 1(1), 3

[^key-60860d1b1f69dd9c768f85852e82806a]: Words in Sch. added (1.9.1993) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1888), regs. 1(1), 3

[^key-c36af97fefe0fbb662254fa86ead0174]: Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.9.1993) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1888), regs. 1(1), 2