The Commonwealth Telegraphs (Cable and Wireless Ltd. Pension) Regulations 1971

THE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Table 1

Item	Regulation
1	2(1)	For “the Post Office” in each place where it occurs substitute “the Department of the Postmaster General”.
2		In the definition of “the Superannuation Acts” delete “1950” and substitute “1965”.
3		At the end of the definition of “transferee” add “being a person who on the appointed day enters into the service of the Post Office or remains in the employment of the civil service of the State, or who has previously retired from the service of the Department of the Postmaster General”.
4	5	For “The Postmaster-General may” in line 1 substitute “The paying authority shall”.
5		Delete “out of the Post Office Fund” (substituted for “out of moneys provided by Parliament” by section 1(5) of the Post Office Act 1961).
6		After “or” in line 13 insert “the paying authority”.
7		For “the Post Office” in line 14 substitute “the Department of the Postmaster General, the Post Office or the civil service of the State (as the case may be)”.
8		For “the Postmaster-General” in the last line substitute “the Minister” .
9	6(1)	For “The Postmaster-General may” in line 1 substitute “The paying authority shall”.
10		Delete “out of the Post Office Fund” (substituted for “out of moneys provided by Parliament” by section 1(5) of the Post Office Act 1961).
11	6(2)	For “the Post Office” substitute “the Department of the Postmaster General” .
12		At the end of the paragraph insert “and in the employment of the Post Office or the civil service of the State (as the case may be) into which the person concerned entered or in which he continued, respectively, on the appointed day.”.
13	7	For “the Postmaster-General may” substitute “the paying authority shall” .
14		Delete “out of the Post Office Fund” (substituted for “out of moneys provided by Parliament” by section 1(5) of the Post Office Act 1961).
15		After “employed” in line 10 insert “in the Post Office or”.
16	8	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
17		After “civil service of the State” insert “or the Post Office”.
18	10(3)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
19	10(4)	After “serving” in line 2 insert “in the Post Office or”.
20	10(4)(b)	For “the Postmaster-General” substitute “the paying authority”.
21	10(5)	For the words from “shall be payable” to “total of”, substitute “nor any Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme benefits shall be payable but the paying authority shall pay to or in respect of the persons concerned a sum equal to the total of”.
22	10(6)	Delete ‘and “Superannuation Acts benefits”’ and substitute ‘ “Superannuation Acts benefits” and “Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme benefits”’.
23	11(1)	After “the Post Office” insert “or the civil service of the State”.
24		For “the Postmaster-General may” substitute “the paying authority shall” .
25		Delete “out of the Post Office Fund” (substituted for “out of moneys provided by Parliament” by section 1(5) of the Post Office Act 1961).
26	11(2)	For “the Post Office” substitute “the Department of the Postmaster General” .
27		At the end of the paragraph insert “and in the employment of the Post Office or the civil service of the State (as the case may be) into which the person concerned entered or in which he continued, respectively, on the appointed day.”.
28	13(2)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
29	14(1)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
30	15	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
31	16(1)	Delete the definition of “Superannuation Acts benefits” and substitute ‘“Superannuation Acts benefits” and “Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme benefits” mean any pension benefits (whether payable periodically or in a lump sum) which, apart from this regulation, would or might have been payable to or in respect of a person as an established civil servant or as an employee of the Post Office, except a return of periodical contributions under Part I or Part II of the Superannuation Act 1949 or Part III or Part IV of the Superannuation Act 1965 or in respect of pensions for widows, children and dependants under the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme.’.
32	16(2)	After “as an established civil servant” insert “or in the Post Office”.
33		After “Superannuation Acts benefits” insert “or Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme benefits”.
34	16(2)(b)	For “the Postmaster-General” substitute “the paying authority”.
35	16(3)	For the words from “shall be payable” to “total of” substitute “nor any Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme benefits shall be payable but the paying authority shall pay to or in respect of the person concerned a sum equal to the total of”.
36	16(5)	For “the Postmaster-General” in each place where it occurs substitute “the paying authority”.
37	18(1)	For “The Postmaster-General may” in line 1 substitute “The paying authority shall”.
38		Delete “out of the Post Office Fund” (substituted for “out of moneys provided by Parliament” by section 1(5) of the Post Office Act 1961).
39	18(2)	For “the Post Office” substitute “the Department of the Postmaster General” .
40		At the end of the paragraph insert “and in the employment of the Post Office or the civil service of the State (as the case may be) into which the person concerned entered or in which he continued, respectively, on the appointed day.”.
41	18(4)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
42		After “civil service of the State” insert “or the Post Office”.
43	19(2)	After “Superannuation Acts” in the second place where it occurs insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
44	19(3)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
45		After “established civil servant” insert “or a pensionable employee of the Post Office, respectively”.
46	20(2)	After “Superannuation Acts” insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
47		After “unestablished civil servants” insert “or unpensionable employees of the Post Office, respectively”.
48	20(3)	After “Superannuation Acts” in the second place where it occurs insert “or the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme”.
49		After “established civil servant” in the second place where it occurs insert “or a pensionable employee of the Post Office, respectively”.
50	26(1)–(4)	For “the Postmaster-General” in each place where it occurs substitute “the Minister”.
51	26(5)	For “the Minister of Labour and National Service” substitute “the Secretary of State for Employment”.
52	26(6)	For “the Postmaster-General” in line 2 substitute “the Minister” .
53		For “the Postmaster-General” in the last line substitute “the paying authority concerned”.
54	26(8)	For “the Treasury” in line 1 substitute “the Civil Service Department” .