The Secretary of State shall be the sole trustee under Schedule 2 to the M1Ministerial Salaries and Members’ Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 unless and until he appoints other persons to be trustees under that Schedule; and so long as the Secretary of State is sole trustee paragraphs 1 to 5 of that Schedule shall not apply.

Save as aforesaid and without prejudice to any provision made under this Act, nothing in this Act affects any pension payable under the said Act of 1965 or section 1 of the M2Ministerial Offices Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 the right to which has accrued before the passing of this Act or accrues upon a person ceasing to be a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland by reason of section 31 above.