The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Interpretation

2.  In paragraph (1) of regulation A2 of the Principal Regulations—

(a) there shall be inserted after the definition of “the Taxes Act 1988”—

““the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

“the 1995 Act” means the Pensions Act 1995;”;

(b) there shall be inserted after the definition of “basic or prospective pension or pensions”—

““Chairman of a Select Committee” means the Chairman of a select committee appointed under Standing Order no. 152 (select committees related to government departments), the Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee, the Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, the Chairman of the Select Committee on Public Administration, the Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Human Rights or the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;”;

(c) there shall be inserted after the definition of “the Consolidated Fund”—

““contracted-out employment” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 of the 1993 Act;”;

(d) there shall be substituted for the definition of “contracted-out scheme”—

““contracted-out scheme” means an occupational scheme which is for the time being specified in a contracting-out certificate issued by the Inland Revenue under regulations made in accordance with section 7 of the 1993 Act;”;

(e) there shall be substituted for the definition of “contributions equivalent premium”—

““contributions equivalent premium” has the same meaning as in section 55(2) of the 1993 Act;”;

(f) there shall be substituted for the definition of “guaranteed minimum pension”—

““guaranteed minimum pension” has the same meaning as in section 8(2) of the 1993 Act;”;

(g) there shall be substituted for the definition of “a Member’s ordinary salary”—

““a Member’s ordinary salary” means a Member’s yearly salary at the rate determined in accordance with an effective resolution which is for the time being in force but does not include salary paid in respect of a Member’s service as the Chairman of a Select Committee;”

(h) there shall be substituted for the definition of “office holder”—

““office holder” has the meaning assigned to it by regulation C3(3) and by virtue of regulation C3(3A) shall be deemed to include a participating Member who is entitled to receive a salary as a Chairman of a Select Committee;”; and

(i) in the definition of “participating Member”, there shall be inserted “under regulation D1” after the words “as a Member of the House of Commons”.