Provisions relating to superannuation of various other persons

13 The Comptroller and Auditor General.

(1)

A person appointed to be the Comptroller and Auditor General (in this section referred to as the Comptroller) may, within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations under this section, elect between the statutory scheme of pensions and other benefits applicable to the judicial offices listed in F1section 1 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 and the scheme of pensions and other benefits applicable by virtue of section 1 of this Act to the civil service of the State (in this section referred to respectively as the judicial scheme and the civil service scheme), and if he does not so elect shall be treated as having elected for the civil service scheme.

(2)

Where a person so appointed elects for the judicial scheme, a pension may be granted to him on ceasing to hold office as Comptroller if he has held that office for not less than five years and either—

(a)

has attained the age of sixty-five years; or

(b)

is disabled by permanent infirmity for the performance of the duties of that office;

and subject to regulations under this section, the provisions of F2Chapter I of Part I and sections 17 to 24 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981) shall apply in relation to him and his service as Comptroller as they apply in relation to the holders of judicial offices listed in F2section 1 of that Act and service in any such office.

(3)

Where a person so appointed elects for the civil service scheme, the principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2 of this Act and for the time being in force shall, subject to regulations under this section, apply as if his service as Comptroller were service in employment in the civil service of the State.

(4)

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(5)

The Minister may by statutory instrument make regulations for purposes supplementary to the foregoing provisions of this section; and such regulations may, without prejudice to section 38 of the M1Superannuation Act 1965 (employment in more than one public office), make special provision with respect to the pensions and other benefits payable to or in respect of persons to whom the judicial scheme or the civil service scheme has applied or applies in respect of any service other than service as Comptroller, including provision—

(a)

for aggregating other service falling within the judicial scheme with service as Comptroller, or service as Comptroller with such other service, for the purpose of determining qualification for or the amount of benefit under that scheme;

(b)

for increasing the amount of the benefit payable under the judicial scheme, in the case of a person to whom that scheme applied in respect of an office held by him before appointment as Comptroller, up to the amount which would have been payable thereunder if he had retired from that office on the ground of permanent infirmity immediately before his appointment;

(c)

for limiting the amount of benefit payable under the judicial scheme, in the case of a person to whom the civil service scheme applied in respect of service before his appointment as Comptroller, by reference to the difference between the amount of the benefit granted in his case under the civil service scheme and the amount which would be payable under the judicial scheme if that service had been service as Comptroller.

(6)

Any statutory instrument made by virtue of this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

(7)

Any pension or other benefit granted by virtue of this section shall be charged on, and issued out of, the Consolidated Fund.