Part II Miscellaneous, General and Supplementary Provisions
General provisions connected with the new schemes
C120 Appeals.
1
If any person to whom this section applies is aggrieved by any decision taken by the administrators of a relevant pension scheme concerning—
a
the interpretation of the rules of the scheme, or
b
the exercise of any discretion under the scheme,
he shall have a right of appeal to the appropriate Minister against that decision.
2
On deciding an appeal under this section, the appropriate Minister may give to the administrators such directions as he considers necessary or expedient for implementing his decision.
3
The persons to whom this section applies are the following—
a
any person to whom Part I above applies or has applied;
b
the F1widow, widower or surviving civil partner, or any surviving dependant, of a person who served in qualifying judicial office but who has died; and
c
where the decision relates to the question—
i
whether a person who claims to be such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above is such a person, or
ii
whether a person who claims to be entitled to become a person to whom Part I above applies is so entitled,
the person so claiming.
4
Regulations may make provision as to the manner in which, and time within which, appeals under this section are to be brought.
5
The administrators shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any appeal under this section.
6
In this section—
“regulations” means regulations made by the appropriate Minister;
“relevant pension scheme” means any scheme constituted under or by virtue of Part I or section 19 above for the payment of pensions or other benefits;
“rules”, in relation to a relevant pension scheme, means the provisions of Part I and section 19 above and of any regulations or orders made under or by virtue of that Part or that section.