PART 1Public service pension schemes

CHAPTER 4General

Other amendments of PSPA 2013 and PSPA(NI) 2014

96Amendments relating to the Secret Intelligence Service etc

(1)

PSPA 2013 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

(2)

In section 18 (restriction of existing pension schemes)—

(a)

in subsection (4), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

31 March 2016 for an existing scheme which is a relevant Agency scheme, and”;

(b)

in subsection (10) after “subsection (4)” insert “—

“relevant Agency scheme” means regulations under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 which relate to staff of the Secret Intelligence Service or Security Service;”.

(3)

In Schedule 5 (existing schemes), in paragraph 1 omit “other than a scheme which relates to staff of the Secret Intelligence Service or Security Service”.

(4)

In Schedule 10 (public bodies whose pension schemes must be restricted) omit paragraphs 10 and 11.

(5)

In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (3), in PSA 2015 omit section 80 (public service pension schemes).

(6)

Any provision of subordinate legislation that—

(a)

was, at any time before the coming into force of this section, made (or purportedly made) in relation to a relevant Agency scheme under—

(i)

section 18 of PSPA 2013 (restriction of existing pension schemes), or

(ii)

section 31 of that Act (restriction of certain existing public body pension schemes), and

(b)

could have been made under section 18 of that Act if the amendments made by subsections (1) to (4) had been in force at that time,

is treated as having been made under section 18 of that Act.

(7)

In subsection (6) “relevant Agency scheme” means regulations under section 1 of SA 1972 which relate to staff of the Secret Intelligence Service or Security Service.