Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50)

39 (1) Section 6 (block transfer into another pension scheme) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “Leader of the House of Commons may by order” substitute “IPSA may, with the consent of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service”, and

(b) for “the order” substitute “the direction”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “making an order” substitute “giving a direction”,

(b) for “Leader of the House of Commons” substitute “IPSA”,

(c) for “he” (in both places) substitute “it”,

(d) for “make such an order” substitute “give such a direction”, and

(e) for “the order” substitute “the direction”.

(4) In subsection (4), in the definition of “the relevant pension provisions”—

(a) for “an order” substitute “a direction”,

(b) for “orders” substitute “a scheme”, and

(c) for “order is made” substitute “direction is given”.