THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION (ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS, 1948.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(2) In these Regulations the following expressions have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them:—

“the English Act” means the Local Government Superannuation Act, 1937;

“the Scottish Act” means the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Act, 1937;

“English contributory employee” means a contributory employee within the meaning of the English Act, “Scottish contributory employee” means a contributory employee within the meaning of the Scottish Act, and “English” or “Scottish,” as the case may be, in relation to the expressions “designated employee” “local Act authority” “local Act contributor” “local authority” and other expressions similarly used have corresponding meanings.

(3) Subject as aforesaid, references in these Regulations applicable in relation to a person in the employment of a local authority at a point of time when that person is or was serving in England shall, save as otherwise provided and unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in conformity with the provisions of the English Act, and a similar construction in relation to the Scottish Act shall be adopted in respect of references applicable in relation to a person in the employment of a local authority at a point of time when that person is or was serving in Scotland.