Civil Aviation Act 1980

2 (1) Any service which immediately before the appointed day was required by section 12(5) of the [1978 c. 8.] Civil Aviation Act 1978 to be treated for the purposes of a scheme maintained under that section (pension schemes) as if it were service as an employee of the Board shall be treated as service as an employee of the successor company for the purposes of any relevant pension arrangements.

(2) Any provision made by the Board under paragraph 8 or 10 of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1977 (pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of members of the Board or the air corporations) which by virtue of section 3(3) of this Act has effect as if made by the successor company shall be maintained by the successor company.

(3) For the purposes of any relevant pension arrangements—

(a) any period of employment by the Board of an employee of the Board who becomes an employee of the successor company shall be treated as employment by that company ; and

(b) any period of a person's employment before the appointed day by a company which becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the successor company on the appointed day shall be treated as employment by a wholly owned subsidiary of the successor company.

(4) References in this paragraph to relevant pension arrangements are references to any arrangements for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities which by virtue of section 3(3) of this Act have effect as if made by the successor company and any further arrangements made by the successor company for corresponding purposes.