Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975

10 (1) The Corporation may pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities as it thinks fit to or in respect of any of its employees, make such payments as it thinks fit towards the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any of its employees or provide and maintain such schemes as it thinks fit (whether contributory or not) for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any of its employees.

(2) If an employee of the Corporation becomes a member and was by reference to his employment by the Corporation a participant in a pension scheme maintained by the Corporation for the benefit of any of its employees, the Corporation may determine that his service as a member shall be treated for the purposes of the scheme as service as an employee of the Corporation whether or not any benefits are to be payable to or in respect of him by virtue of .paragraph 3(1) of this Schedule.