The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1979

Statutory Instruments

1979 No. 1645

PENSIONS

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1979

Made

10th December 1979

Laid before Parliament

11th December 1979

Coming into Operation

1st January 1980

The Secretary of State for Social Services and the Minister for the Civil Service in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 51(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1973 and section 66(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being of the opinion that the occupational pension schemes referred to in these regulations ought to be treated as public service pension schemes for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III and IV of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the draft submitted to them, hereby jointly make the following regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pensions Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1980.

(2) Expressions in these regulations have the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1973 or, as the case may be, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

Amendment of the Schedule to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978

2.  The Schedule to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978(1) shall be amended by adding thereto the following occupational pension schemes:—

   

• “British Council Superannuation Scheme;

• Schools Council Superannuation Scheme”.

Patrick Jenkin

Secretary of State for Social Services

7th December 1979

Given under the official seal of the Minister for the Civil Service on 10th December 1979.

L.S.

Paul Channon

Minister of State

Civil Service Department

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978 so as to add two further occupational pension schemes to the Schedule to those regulations specifying schemes which are to be treated for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III and IV of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 as public service pension schemes.

The report of the Occupational Pensions Board, dated 21st November 1979, on the draft of these regulations referred to them, together with a statement showing that the regulations give effect to the Board's recommendation, is contained in House of Commons Paper No. 320 (Session 1979–80) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

(1)

to which there is an amendment not relevant to these regulations.