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.
Measure extends to the Provinces of Canterbury and York but does not extend to the Channel Islands see s. 49.
Power to amend Measure given by Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972 (No. 5), s. 6
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)
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.
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.
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
50 Short title.
This Measure may be cited as the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961.
SCHEDULES
F14FIRST SCHEDULE . . .
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
Entry repealed by Bishops (Retirement) Measure 1986 (No. 1, SIF 21:3), s. 12(2), Sch.
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.
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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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F15THIRD SCHEDULE . . .
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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Measure wholly in force at Royal Assent.