44. In Schedule 1 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “the 1993 Act” for “Act (Northern Ireland)” substitute “(Northern Ireland) Act”;
(b)after the definition of “ARCs” insert—
““ASBCs” means additional survivor benefits contributions as referred to in regulation 20A;”;
(c)at the appropriate place insert—
““contributing body” means an employing authority, an admission body or a body which is responsible for liabilities under the Scheme, whether pursuant to legislation, pursuant to an agreement with the Committee or pursuant to a statutory transfer or by any other means whatsoever;
“guarantor” means a body or person which is acceptable to the Committee and is not an admission body or an employing authority, which has agreed to accept responsibility for some or all of the liabilities of the Scheme attributable to an outgoing contributing body;
“inheriting body” means—
an admission body which continues to employ active members or whose admission agreement otherwise remains in effect;
an employing authority which employs active members at the date on which the outgoing admission body withdraws from the Scheme; or
any other body,
which has agreed to accept responsibility for some or all of the liabilities of the outgoing contributing body towards the Scheme;
“liabilities” means, where it occurs in regulations 28 (admission agreement funds), 31 (actuarial valuations and certificates), 33 (special circumstances where revised actuarial valuations and certificates must be obtained), 33A (apportionment of pension liabilities) and 78 (calculation of amount of transfer payment under regulation 77), the liabilities attributable to any employing authority or admission body by virtue of its participation in the Scheme whether it employs active members or not and these include not only liabilities which are directly attributable to its current or former employees but also any liabilities for which the employing authority or admission body is otherwise responsible;”; and
(d)in the definition of “variable-time employee” at the end of sub-paragraph (a) for “worked); and” substitute “worked); or”.