Persons employed in the civil service, etc.

1AF1List of employments and offices for purposes of section 1(4A)

1

The Minister may specify an employment or office in a list produced for the purposes of section 1(4A) if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies in relation to the employment or office.

2

This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

a

at any time on or after the commencement of this section, the employment or office ceases to be of a kind mentioned in section 1(4), and

b

immediately before that time, persons serving in the employment or office are, or are eligible to be, members of a scheme under section 1 by virtue of section 1(4).

3

This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

a

at any time before the commencement of this section, the employment or office ceased to be of a kind mentioned in section 1(4), and

b

at that time, persons serving in the employment or office ceased to be members of a scheme under section 1 or to be eligible for membership of such a scheme.

4

This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

a

it is of a description prescribed by regulations, and

b

the Minister determines that it is appropriate for it to be specified for the purposes of section 1(4A).

5

The power to specify an employment or office in reliance on subsection (4) may be exercised so as to have retrospective effect.

6

The Minister—

a

may at any time amend a list produced under this section, and

b

must publish the list (and any amendments to it).

7

The published list must comply with such requirements, and contain such information, as may be prescribed by regulations.

8

Regulations made under this section must be made by the Minister by statutory instrument; and an instrument containing such regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.