The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Pensions) Order 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 2143

MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Pensions) Order 2002

Made

16th August 2002

Laid before Parliament

19th August 2002

Coming into force

13th September 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 50 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997(1) and paragraph 36 of Schedule 14 to the Access to Justice Act 1999(2), with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Pensions) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 13th September 2002.

(2) In this Order—

“the Authority” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997(3);

“the Act” means the Superannuation Act 1972(4); and

“inner London court staff” has the meaning given by paragraph 36(11) of Schedule 14 to the Access to Justice Act 1999.

2.—(1) Section 1 of the Act applies to persons employed by the Authority.

(2) Accordingly, Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by inserting, at the appropriate place in the list of “Other Bodies”, the entry “The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority”.

(3) Section 1 of the Act also applies to persons who do not fall within paragraph (1) but who—

(a) have been members of the inner London court staff, and

(b) immediately before this Order comes into force are entitled to a present or future pension or benefits by virtue of section 15 of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967(5).

3.  The Authority shall pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of the increase attributable as a result of this Order in the sums payable under the Act out of money provided by Parliament.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Rosie Winterton

Parliamentary Secretary,

Lord Chancellor’s Department

16th August 2002

I consent,

Gus Macdonald

Minister of State, Cabinet Office

16th August 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (under which the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme and the Civil Service Compensation Scheme have been made) applies to employment and offices listed in Schedule 1 to that Act.

This Order applies section 1 of the 1972 Act to employees of the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority, and to any other members of the Metropolitan Civil Staffs Superannuation Scheme who have been employees of the inner London court staffs.

(1)

1997 c. 25. A new section 50 was substituted by the Access to Justice Act 1999, Schedule 12, paragraph 13.

(2)

1999 c. 22.

(3)

Section 30A(1) was inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999.

(4)

1972 c. 11.

(5)

1967 c. 28.