The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Order 1994

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement of Order

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Managers

5. 4. Membership

6. 5. Contributions from salary

7. 6. Reckonable Service

8. 7. Pension Entitlement

9. 8. Commutation into lump sum

10. 9. Early abated pensions

11. 10. Early retirement

12. 11. Ill-health pensions

13. 12. Widows' and widowers' pensions

14. 13. Widowers' pensions (no reckonable service on or after 31st July 1984)

15. 14. Children’s pensions

16. 15. Enhancement of initial widow's, widowers' and children’s pensions

17. 16. Gratuity on the death of a serving participant

18. 17. Gratuity on death of a pensioner after retirement

19. 18. Five year guarantee

20. 19. Transfers to other pension schemes

21. 20. Transfers to other pension schemes after opt out

22. 21. Transfer to overseas pension schemes

23. 22. Effect of transfers out on reckonable service

24. 23. Certification by the Government Actuary

25. 24. Transfers from other pension schemes

26. 25. Repayment of contributions to the contributor

27. 26. Repayment of contributions after the death of the contributor

28. 27. Purchase of added years

29. 28. Application of pensions

30. 29. Payments due to deceased persons

31. 30. Deductions of tax from refunds of contributions

32. 31. Protection against adverse alterations

33. 32. Revocations, modifications, savings and transitional provisions

34. Signature

35. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       MANAGERS

       1. 1. The Managers shall not be more than seven in number....

       2. 2. No person shall be appointed to be a Manager unless...

       3. 3. The Managers may act by a majority of those present...

       4. 4. The procedure of the Managers shall, subject to the provisions...

       5. 5. A direction of the Managers shall be in writing and...

       6. 6. Any notice or other communication addressed to the Managers should...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MAXIMUM PENSIONS

       1. 1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires— “Class A...

       2. 2. This Schedule sets out the maximum pension which may be...

       3. 3. Class A Participant

       4. 4. Class B and Class C Participants

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       1. PART I COMMUTATION OF PENSIONS

          1. 1. (1) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires— “Class...

          2. Class A Participant

          3. 2. Maximum commutation for participants (including those retiring on grounds of ill-health)

          4. 3. Maximum commutation on early retirement

          5. 4. Earnings cap

          6. 5. Class B and Class C Participants

       2. PART II Maximum Commutation of Pensions

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       PERCENTAGE ABATEMENT OF PENSION ENTITLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 10

       1. 1. The pension to which a person is entitled by virtue...

       2. 2. The pension to which a person is entitled by virtue...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       PERSONS QUALIFYING FOR CHILDREN'S PENSIONS

       1. 1. In this Schedule “the deceased” means the person on whose...

       2. 2. For the purposes of article 14 a child shall be...

       3. 3. A child shall not be treated as a relevant child...

       4. 4. A child shall not be treated as a relevant child...

       5. 5. A female child shall not be treated as a relevant...

       6. 6. Where the deceased was a woman, no child of any...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       FIVE YEAR GUARANTEE

       1. 1. Guarantees for widows and widowers

       2. 2. Guarantees where children but no spouse survive

       3. 3. Guarantees where no survivors

       4. 4. Remarriage or cohabitation of surviving spouse

       5. 5. Early termination of child’s period of full time education

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       PURCHASE OF ADDED YEARS

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Purchase of added years by periodical contributions

       3. 3. Applications to be irrevocable

       4. 4. Payment of periodical contributions

       5. 5. Interrupted service

       6. 6. Purchase of added years by lump sum

       7. 7. Lump sum payments

       8. 8. Limits on purchase of added years

       9. 9. Further applications to purchase added years

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       REVOCATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

       1. PART I REVOCATIONS

       2. PART II Modifications to the European Parliament (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions Order 1980

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. Contributions

          3. 3. Early abated pensions

          4. 4. After Article 8A of the 1980 Order there shall be...

          5. 5. For Schedule 7 to the 1980 Order there shall be...

          6. 6. In article 10(8)(b) of the 1980 Order there shall be...

          7. 7. Ill-health pensions

          8. 8. Widows', widowers' and children’s pensions

          9. 9. Death gratuity

          10. 10. Five year guarantee

       3. PART III Savings

          1. 1. The revocation by this Order of a transitional provision relating...

          2. 2. (1) The revocation by this Order of a provision previously...

       4. PART IV Transitional Provisions

          1. 1. (1) The re-enactment of provisions in this Order, and the...

          2. 2. Where a period of time specified in a provision of...

36. Explanatory Note