Transport Act 1981

3 (1) In this paragraph " pensions order " means an order made under section 74 of the [1962 c. 46.] Transport Act 1962 (which confers on the Secretary of State power to make orders about pensions in the nationalised transport industry).

(2) A person who on or after the appointed day leaves or enters the employment of the group consisting of Associated British Ports and its subsidiaries (in this paragraph referred to as "the Ports group ") is not eligible by virtue of any provision of a pensions order made before that day—

(a) to participate in a Ports pension scheme by reason of any employment outside the Ports group ; or

(b) to participate in a pension scheme other than a Ports pension scheme by reason of his employment within the Ports group.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph the following are Ports pension schemes—

(a) any "pension scheme established by the British Transport Docks Board ;

(b) any pension scheme in relation to which the rights, liabilities and functions of the British Transport Commission were transferred to that Board in pursuance of paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the Transport Act 1962 ;

(c) any pension scheme in relation to which the responsibility for making payments was transferred to that Board by virtue of paragraph 15 of that Schedule.