Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
(2) This Order applies to England and Wales except for Article 3(b) which applies to England only.
(3) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977; and
“the Agency” means the NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG) Special Health Authority established by this Order;
“appropriate authority” means—
in relation to England, the Secretary of State for Health, and
in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;
“the NHS Pension Scheme” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme for England and Wales(1);
“the 1997 Directions” means the Directions to the Morecambe Bay Health Authority with respect to the calculation of student allowances which came into force on 1st October 1997(2);
“the 1999 Directions” means the Directions to the Morecambe Bay Health Authority with respect to the calculation of student allowances dated 10 February 1999(3);
“the 1997 Agreement” means the Agreement which had effect from 1st October 1997 made between Morecambe Bay Health Authority and Blackpool Victoria Hospital National Health Service Trust(4).
The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 S.I.1995/300 as amended by S.I. 1997/80,1888, 1998/666, 2216, 2000/605, 2001/1428, 3649, 2002/561, 2469, 2003/631 and 2322; the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995 S.I.1995/866 as amended by S.I. 1997/646, 1998/667, 2217, 2000/606, 2002/2469, and 2003/631; the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 1981 S.I. 1981/1263 as amended by S.I. 1982/226, 1985/39, 1659, 1991/584, 1996/971, 2000/605, 2002/1311; the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002 S.I. 2002/1311 as amended by S.I. 2002/2469 and 2003/631 and the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000 S.I.2000/619 as amended by S.I 2001/1428, 3649 and 2002/610.
The 1997 Directions are to be revoked by Directions to take effect from 1st April 2004.
See the Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition)(England) Order 2002./553 for the transfer of functions from the Morecambe Bay Health Authority to Cumbria and Lancashire Health Authority and the Health Authority (Construction of References) Directions 2002 for the change of name to Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority. The 1999 Directions are to be revoked by Directions to take effect from 1 April 1st 2004.
The Blackpool Victoria Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 S.I. 1993/2598.