Greater London Authority Act 1999

LRT welfare schemes E+W+S

5 (1) The provision that may be made by order under section 411(1) of this Act includes provision with respect to the provision, under an LRT welfare scheme, of benefits for or in respect of persons who are or have been employees of— E+W+S

(a) London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of London Regional Transport; or

(b) Transport for London or any subsidiary of Transport for London.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, the provisions of section 411 of this Act, and of the other paragraphs of this Schedule, shall apply in relation to an LRT welfare scheme as they apply in relation to a pension scheme, but taking references in those provisions to pensions as references to benefits and construing references to pension rights accordingly.

(3) The Secretary of State may by order amend the [F1 articles] of any company which is the trustee of an LRT welfare scheme for or in connection with permitting directors or shareholders of the company to be persons who are officers or servants of Transport for London or a subsidiary of Transport for London.

• [F2 In this sub-paragraph “company” means a company as defined in section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006.]

(4) Any powers—

(a) which were vested in the London Transport Board in relation to an LRT welfare scheme, and

(b) which have not become vested in London Regional Transport by virtue of a transfer under section 16(1) of the M1 Transport (London) Act 1969 or otherwise,

shall be deemed to be vested in London Regional Transport by virtue of such a transfer.

(5) Anything done at any time by or in relation to London Regional Transport—

(a) before the coming into force of sub-paragraph (4) above, and

(b) in reliance on any power deemed by that sub-paragraph to be vested in London Regional Transport,

shall be as valid and effective as if the power had at that time been vested in London Regional Transport.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 32 para. 5(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 178(9)(a) (with art. 10)

F2 Words in Sch. 32 para. 5(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 178(9)(b) (with art. 10)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 32 para. 5: by virtue of s. 425(2) the Act comes into force at Royal Assent in regards to any powers of a Minister of the Crown to make regulations or an order

Marginal Citations

M1 1969 c. 35.