Superannuation Act 1972

8 Local Act schemes

(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations providing for—

(a) the revocation of the local Act scheme administered by a local Act authority;

(b) the winding up of the superannuation fund maintained under that scheme and the transfer of its assets and liabilities to such superannuation fund as may be specified in the regulations ;

(c) the modification of regulations made under section 7 of this Act for the purpose of securing that rights enjoyed by and in respect of the persons who were entitled to participate in the benefits of the superannuation fund which is to be wound up are preserved;

(d) such other consequential and incidental matters as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such additions to, or modifications of, a local Act scheme as he considers necessary to reproduce (with or without modifications) the effect of any enactment relating to the local Act scheme and repealed by this Act.

In this subsection " enactment" includes any instrument made under an Act.

(3) Regulations under section 7 of this Act may provide for any of their provisions to apply, subject to such modifications as may be prescribed by the regulations, in relation to such local Act schemes as may be so prescribed or in relation to such pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable under such local Act schemes, as may be so prescribed; and where by virtue of this subsection any provisions of the regulations are so applied, the local Act scheme shall have effect subject thereto.

(4) Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult with the local Act authority concerned and with such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the proposed regulations as appear to him to be appropriate.

(5) In this section " local Act authority" means a local authority who, not maintaining a superannuation fund in accordance with regulations under section 7 of this Act, maintain a superannuation fund under a local Act and " local Act scheme " means the superannuation scheme which such an authority administer.