SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Parliamentary and other pensions

Part 3Amendments, transitional provision etc

39European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50)

1

Section 6 (block transfer into another pension scheme) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “Leader of the House of Commons may by order” substitute “IPSA may, with the consent of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service”, and

b

for “the order” substitute “the direction”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “making an order” substitute “giving a direction”,

b

for “Leader of the House of Commons” substitute “IPSA”,

c

for “he” (in both places) substitute “it”,

d

for “make such an order” substitute “give such a direction”, and

e

for “the order” substitute “the direction”.

4

In subsection (4), in the definition of “the relevant pension provisions”—

a

for “an order” substitute “a direction”,

b

for “orders” substitute “a scheme”, and

c

for “order is made” substitute “direction is given”.