Commonwealth Act 2002

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1Commonwealth Institute: consequential amendments

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

1In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner), the entry relating to the Commonwealth Institute is omitted.

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

2In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (which lists the kinds of offices and employments to which section 1 of that Act applies), in the list of “Other Bodies”, the entry relating to the Commonwealth Institute is omitted.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

3In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying the holder for membership of the House of Commons), the entry relating to the Director of the Commonwealth Institute is omitted.

British Council and Commonwealth Institute Superannuation Act 1986 (c. 51)

4(1)The British Council and Commonwealth Institute Superannuation Act 1986 is amended as set out in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)In section 1 (application of section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 to staff)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)paragraph (b), and the word “or” preceding it, are omitted, and

(ii)in the words following that paragraph, for “references to those bodies” there is substituted “a reference to that body”, and

(b)in subsection (2), for “either of those bodies” there is substituted “that body”.

(3)In section 2(1) (financial provisions), the following words are omitted—

(a)“and the Commonwealth Institute”, and

(b)“each”.

(4)The provision made by sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) does not affect—

(a)any pension, allowance or gratuity granted before the day on which this Act comes into force to or in respect of a person by virtue of his employment with the Commonwealth Institute, or

(b)any right or entitlement to the grant of a pension, allowance or gratuity accruing before that day to or in respect of a person by virtue of that employment.