1981 No. 346
TRANSPORT
PENSIONS AND COMPENSATION

The British Railways Pension Schemes (Unfunded Proportions) (No. 1) Order 1981

Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into Operation
The Secretary of State for Transport in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 54 of the Transport Act 1980 and now vested in him1 of all other enabling powers and after consulting with the persons administering the British Railways (Wages Grades) Pension Fund and the British Railways Board hereby makes the following Order:—

Commencement and Citation1.

This Order shall come into operation on 4th April 1981 and may be cited as the British Railways Pension Schemes (Unfunded Proportions) (No. 1) Order 1981.

Interpretation2.

In this Order “the relevant pension obligations” has the meaning given by Section 53 of the Transport Act 1980.

Application of Order3.

This Order applies to the British Railways (Wages Grades) Pension Fund.

Determination of Unfunded Proportion4.

The proportion of the relevant pension obligations which has not been funded in relation to the British Railways (Wages Grades) Pension Fund is determined to be 0.1365.

Supplemental5.

This Order varies all previous determinations of the proportion of relevant pension obligations which has not been funded, made by the Secretary of State in relation to the British Railways (Wages Grades) Pension Fund.

Norman Fowler
Secretary of State for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 54 of the Transport Act 1980 requires the Secretary of State to determine what proportion of the relevant pension obligations defined in the Act of specified British Railways pension schemes has not been funded and before the end of the first financial year to confirm or vary that determination by Order. This Order determines the unfunded proportion of the relevant pension obligations of the British Railways (Wages Grades) Pension Fund and varies all previous determinations made in relation to that pension scheme.