The Commonwealth Telegraphs (Cable and Wireless Ltd. Pension) Regulations 1955

PART I INTRODUCTORY

1.—(1) These regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1956, but shall then have effect from the thirty-first day of March, 1950, and shall be construed accordingly.

(2) These regulations may be cited as the Commonwealth Telegraphs (Cable and Wireless Ltd. Pension) Regulations, 1955.

2.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:—

(a) the following expressions have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—

“the Act” means the Commonwealth Telegraphs Act, 1949 ;

“the Cable and Wireless Pension Fund” means the pension scheme which the Company intends to establish by virtue of regulation three as soon as may be after these regulations come into operation for the payment of pensions to persons who are or have been contributors to the Superannuation Suspense Account and certain other persons;

“the Commonwealth telegraphs agreement” means the agreement referred to by that name in the Act (being an agreement signed in London on the eleventh day of May, 1948, entered into between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, His Majesty's Government in Canada, His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia, His Majesty's Government in the Dominion of New Zealand, His Majesty's Government in the Union of South Africa, His Majesty's Government in India and the Government of Southern Rhodesia for the purpose of giving full effect to the recommendations of the Commonwealth telecommunications conference held in London in July, 1945);

“the Company” means Cable and Wireless Limited;

“date of transfer” in relation to any person means the date on which that person, having been employed by the Company immediately beforehand, becomes employed in the Post Office;

“established civil servant” means a person serving in an established capacity in the permanent civil service of the State;

“the existing pension schemes” means the schemes for the payment of pensions referred to in subsection (8) of section six of the Act (which are commonly known as the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies' Pension Fund; the Cable and Wireless Widows' Fund; the Pacific Cable Board Pension Fund; the Pacific Cable Board Provident Fund; the Eastern Associated Telegraph Companies' Superannuation Fund; the Post Office Transferees' Pension Fund; the Communications Superannuation Fund; the Indo-European Retirement Fund; and the Marconi Companies' Staff Superannuation Fund);

“National Body” means any department, body or public corporation nominated or established by a Government for the time being party to the Commonwealth telegraphs agreement for the purpose of acquiring assets of the Company and of operating and maintaining the external telecommunication services of that Government;

“part-time employment” means employment (other than full-time employment) in which the person concerned gave personal service of at least eighteen hours a week;

“the Superannuation Acts” means the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1950;

“the Superannuation Suspense Account” means the pension scheme established by the Company for the payment of pensions to or in respect of persons who entered or enter into the permanent service of the Company on or after the first day of January, 1948, and before the date on which the Cable and Wireless Pension Fund is established;

“transferee” means a person who on or after the first day of April, 1950, in consequence of the giving of effect to clause five of the Commonwealth telegraphs agreement, becomes employed by the Post Office having been continuously employed by the Company during a period beginning before the first day of April, 1950, and ending on the date of transfer.

(b) other expressions have the same meanings as they have in the Act.

(2) Any reference in these regulations to the provisions of any enactment or regulations shall be construed, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to those provisions as amended re-enacted or replaced by any subsequent enactment or regulations.

(3) The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.