Fire Services Act 1947

11 (1) Regulations may provide for payments by a former pension authority, in respect of pension liabilities of a fire authority accrued at the appointed day, of such amounts at such times as may be prescribed, and if the regulations so provide out of such funds as may be prescribed.

(2) Regulations made under this paragraph may provide for the determination by the Secretary of State of questions arising under the regulations.

(3) In this paragraph the following expressions have the meaning hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say :—

• " Pension liabilities of a fire authority accrued at the appointed day " means, in relation to any fire authority.—

  (a)

  any liabilities for pensions, allowances and gratuities in respect of members of a fire brigade retiring or dying at any time before the appointed day, being liabilities which either were liabilities of the authority immediately before the appointed day or were transferred under the last foregoing paragraph, and

  (b)

  any liabilities of the authority under the Firemen's Pension Scheme in respect of employment or service before the appointed day which under that scheme is treated as employment in the fire brigade maintained by the authority ;

• " former pension authority " means—

  (a)

  in relation to liabilities specified in paragraph (a) of the last foregoing definition, the authority which immediately before the appointed day was liable to meet them ;

  (b)

  in relation to liabilities specified in paragraph (b) of the last foregoing definition, the authority liable immediately before the appointed day for meeting liabilities, whether vested or contingent, for pensions, allowances or gratuities in respect of such employment or service as is specified in the said paragraph (b).