Clergy Pensions Measure 1961

1961 No. 3

A Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England To consolidate with amendments the Acts of Parliament and Measures of the Church Assembly relating to pensions for clergy and their widows and dependants and to the powers of the Church of England Pensions Board; to provide for increases in the pensions payable to clergy and for making the pensions payable to bishops no longer contributory; to provide for pensions which are not contributory for certain widows of clergy; to confer on the Church of England Pensions Board power to provide homes of residence for retired church workers and their wives and for the widows and dependants of deceased church workers; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Measure wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Extent Information
E1

Measure extends to the Provinces of Canterbury and York but does not extend to the Channel Islands see s. 49.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Power to amend Measure given by Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 (No. 5), s. 6

C2

Measure explained as to date of retirement by S.I. 1975/136, reg. 3; extended by Diocese in Europe Measure 1980 (No. 2, SIF 21:1), s. 5(1); modified by Pastoral Measure 1983 (No. 1, SIF 21:4), s. 26, Sch. 4 para. 13(1)(2)(6)

C3

Measure: power to continue conferred (1. 7. 1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 Pt. II para.15.

C6

Measure construed (1.5.2003) as one with Church of England (Pensions) Measure 2003 (No. 2), s. 7(2)(4); S.I. 2003/1, Instrument made by Archbishops

Parts I and II

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Part III Finance and Administration

Financial Provisions

F1617 Payments out of general fund of Commissioners.

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F1618 Clergy (Widows and Dependants) Pensions Fund.

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F1618AClergy (Widows and Dependants) Pensions Fund: power to transfer

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F1019 Clergy Pensions Augmentation Fund.

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F1120 Clergy (Widows and Dependants) Pensions Augmentation Fund.

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Constitution of the Board

F1621 Constitution of Board.

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F1622 Provisions as to officers and servants, and working expenses, of the Board.

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Powers of the Board

F1624 General functions of the Board in relation to pensions.

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F1625 Power of Commissioners to give directions as to exercise of functions of Board.

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F1626 Powers of Board as to provision of residences.

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F1627 Power of Board to administer pensions schemes for church workers.

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F1228 Power of Board to establish Church Workers Pensions Augmentation Fund.

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F1629 Board to be a housing association.

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F1630 Power of Board to act as trustee.

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F1631 Board to be a trust corporation.

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F1632 Investment powers of Board.

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F1632A Investment of moneys comprised in certain funds.

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Audit of accounts of pensions funds, etc.

F1634 Audit of accounts of pensions funds, etc .

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Part IV Miscellaneous and General

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Miscellaneous

F1638 Determination of questions.

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F1638A Power of Board to establish additional pensions scheme for clerks.

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F1640 Diocesan widows and dependants committees.

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F1644 Alteration of rates of interest.

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F1646 Interpretation.

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47 Consequential amendments of Measures C4

The Measures specified in the first column of the Second Schedule to this Measure shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in the second column of that Schedule, being amendments required in consequence of the passing of this Measure.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4

The text of s. 47 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

F1348 Repeals and consequential savings.

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49 Extent.

This Measure shall extend to:—

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the whole of the Province of Canterbury with the exception of the Channel Islands;

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the whole of the Province of York, including the Isle of Man; and

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the collegiate churches of Westminster and Windsor:

Provided that this Measure may be applied to the Channel Islands as defined in the M1Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and M21957 or either of them, in accordance with the provisions of those Measures.

50 Short title.

This Measure may be cited as the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961.

SCHEDULES

F14FIRST SCHEDULE . . .

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F14

Sch. 1 repealed by S.I. 1988/2256, reg. 36, Sch. 2 and expressed to be repealed (1.3.2019) by Church of England Pensions Measure 2018 (No. 9), s. 61(2), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4); S.I. 2019/98, art. 2

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C5SECOND SCHEDULE Measures Amended

Section 47.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5

The text of Sch. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Measure Amended

Amendments

The Church Dignitaries (Retirement) Measure, 1949. 14 & 15 Geo. 6 No. 2

In section three, for paragraph (a) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph :—

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shall be entitled to receive a pension under the Clergy Pensions Measure, 1961, at the rate specified in Part I of the First Schedule to that Measure if he has attained the retiring age within the meaning of that Measure or, if he has not attained that age, a pension at the rate specified in Part II of that Schedule;

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F15THIRD SCHEDULE . . .

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F15

Sch. 3 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18). Sch. 1 Pt. V; and expressed to be repealed by S.I. 1988/2256, reg. 36, Sch. 2; and expressed to be repealed (1.3.2019) by Church of England Pensions Measure 2018 (No. 9), s. 61(2), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4); S.I. 2019/98, art. 2

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