Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971;

“pension” means a pension within the meaning of the 1971 Act;

“the scheme” means the Civil Service Supplementary (Earnings Cap) Pension Scheme 1994.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act(1).

(1)

Section 8(2) was amended by section 1(5) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7).