Local Government Act 1985

61 Payment of pensions increases. E+W

(1) As from the abolition date paragraphs 48 and 49 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 shall be amended by substituting for the words “the Greater London Council” the words “the London Residuary Body”.

(2) At the end of Part II of that Schedule (pensions payable out of local funds) there shall be inserted—

“64A A pension payable by a residuary body established by the Local Government Act 1985 in respect of service ending with service with that body.

64B A pension payable by such a residuary body, being a pension which would fall within any of the foregoing paragraphs of this Part of this Schedule if references to a local authority had continued to include references to the authorities abolished by that Act.”

(3) In paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 3 to that Act (cases where increase of pension is to be reimbursed by the last employing authority) for the words “and 63” there shall be substituted the words “, 63, 64A and, so far as relating to any pension falling within any of the foregoing paragraphs, 64B.”

(4) The appropriate residuary body shall pay—

(a) any increase which by virtue of regulations under section 5(2) of the said Act of 1971 would have been payable on or after the abolition date by the Greater London Council or a metropolitan county council; and

(b) any payment which is analogous to a pensions increase and would have been payable as aforesaid by virtue of regulations under section 13(3) of that Act.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3) above or anything in any such regulations as are mentioned in subsection (4)(a) above no liability to reimburse a residuary body in respect of any payment made by virtue of this section shall attach to the Secretary of State, the Arts Council of Great Britain or the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 61 modified by S.I. 1986/96, art. 2(1)(2)

C2 S. 61(5) modified by S.I. 1989/1815, art. 7(8)