Railways Act 2005

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5 (1) The persons to whom section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) applies shall include employees of the RPC.

(2) If an employee of the RPC—

(a) is a participant in a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 by reference to his employment by the RPC, and

(b) becomes a member of the RPC,

the Minister for the Civil Service may determine that his service as a member of the RPC is to be treated for the purposes of the scheme as service as an employee of the RPC.

(3) The RPC must pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of any increase attributable to sub-paragraph (1) or (2) in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under the Superannuation Act 1972.

(4) The Minister for the Civil Service may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to the RPC the function of administering a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, so far as relating to employees of the RPC.

(5) If he does so, the RPC may authorise the carrying out of that function, to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may determine, by—

(a) a person nominated by it; or

(b) the employees of a person so nominated.

(6) Acts or omissions by or in relation to—

(a) a person nominated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5), or

(b) an employee of a person so nominated,

must be treated for all purposes, so far as they are acts or omissions in or in connection with what he is authorised to carry out, as acts or omissions by or in relation to the RPC.

(7) Sub-paragraph (6) does not apply for the purposes of—

(a) criminal proceedings against the nominated person (or an employee of his); or

(b) a contract between him and the RPC so far as relating to the function.