25In section 2 of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948—
(a)in subsection (1), proviso (ii) after " (c) " insert " (cc) ";
(b)for subsection (2)(a) substitute—
“(a)employment by virtue of which the person employed is a person to whom section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 applies”;
(c)for subsection (2)(c) substitute—
“(c)employment by virtue of which the person employed is or is deemed to be, or, but for any rules made under this section, would be or be deemed to be, a contributory employee or local Act contributor within the meaning of regulations made under section 7 of the said Act of 1972 in its application to England and Wales ;
(cc)employment by virtue of which the person employed is, or is deemed to be, or, but for any rules made under this section, would be or be deemed to be a contributory employee or local Act contributor within the meaning of regulations made under the said section 7 in its application to Scotland”;
(d)for subsection (2)(e) substitute—
“(e)employment by virtue of which the person employed is entitled to participate in superannuation benefits provided under regulations made under section 9 of the said Act of 1972 in its application to England and Wales ;”
(e)for subsection (2)(ee) substitute—
“(ee)employment by virtue of which the person employed is entitled to participate in superannuation benefits provided under regulations made under the said section 9 in its application to Scotland;”
(f)in subsection (3)(iii) for " or" substitute " and in relation to the class specified in paragraph (cc) thereof ";
(g)in subsection (4)(e) after " (c)" insert " paragraph (cc) ".
26In section 17(1) of the said Act of 1948—
(a)immediately before the definition of " pension" insert
“' local Act scheme ' has the same meaning as in section 8 of the Superannuation Act 1972”; and
(b)in the definition of " pension fund ", for the words from " the Metropolitan" onwards substitute " in relation to schemes made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and regulations made under section 9 thereof, the Consolidated Fund ".