European Assembly (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979

4 Pensions

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision with respect to the pensions which, subject to the fulfilment of such requirements and conditions as may be prescribed by the order, are to be or may be paid by the Treasury to or in respect of persons who have ceased to be Representatives.

(2) Any such provision shall include provision for the appointment of persons as managers to perform such functions in connection with the administration of provisions contained in orders under this section as may be conferred on them by any such order, and may include provision for the removal of managers so appointed.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an order under this section may

(a) make provision as to the periods of service as a Representative which are to be taken into account for pension purposes;

(b) provide for deductions to be made by the Treasury from Representatives' salaries at a prescribed rate by way of contributions towards the cost of providing the pensions payable by virtue of this section;

(c) provide for transfer values to be paid or received by the Treasury;

(d) make the opinion, satisfaction or approval of the managers appointed in pursuance of subsection (2) material for the purposes of any provision of the order ;

(e) make different provision with respect to different classes of persons and different circumstances ;

(f) include transitional and other supplemental provisions;

(g) be made so as to have effect from a date before the making of the order.

(4) An order under this section may provide for any statutory provision relating to any matter connected with the pensions payable to or in respect of Members to have effect with respect to or in connection with Representatives, with such additions, omissions, amendments or other modifications as may be specified in the order.

In this subsection " statutory provision " means any provision contained in an Act or in any instrument made under an Act (including an Act or instrument passed or made after the passing of this Act).

(5) The Secretary of State shall from time to time lay before each House of Parliament a report on the operation of any provisions in force under this section.

(6) As regards such reports—

(a) the first shall be so laid not more than five years after the coming into force of the first order made under this section;

(b) each subsequent report shall be so laid not more than five years after the date by which the previous report was so laid ; and

(c) each report shall cover the period since the previous report or, in the case of the first report, since the coming into force of the first order under this section.

(7) In Schedule 2 to the [1971 c. 56.] Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (which specifies the pensions referred to in that Act as "official pensions "), after paragraph 3A there shall be inserted—

“European Assembly

3B A pension payable under an order made under section 4 of the European Assembly (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979.”.