Local Government (Superannuation) (Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Superannuation) (Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 28th April 1997.

(2) In these Regulations—

“admitted employee” has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation B5(2) of the principal Regulations;

“the Milk Marketing Board” means the Milk Marketing Board for Northern Ireland established under the Milk Marketing Scheme (Northern Ireland) (Approval) Order 1955(1);

“United Dairy Farmers” means United Dairy Farmers Limited registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts (Northern Ireland) 1969 and 1976(2);

“the principal Regulations” means the Local Government (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(3);

“wholly owned subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to it by Part I of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(4).

Preservation of membership of scheme

2.  Notwithstanding Regulation B5(10) of the principal Regulations, the designation—

(a) made by the Ministry of Health and Local Government effective from 1st April 1955; and

(b) continued in force as an admission agreement(5),

shall continue in force from and including 1st March 1995 as if made under Regulation B5 of the principal Regulations in relation to an employee of United Dairy Farmers or any wholly-owned subsidiary thereof who, immediately prior to 1st March 1995, was an admitted employee.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

R. McMinnis

Assistant Secretary

10th March 1997.