The Occupational Pension Schemes (Certification of Employments—Local Government etc. Staffs) Regulations 1977

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Certification of Employments—Local Government etc. Staffs) Regulations 1977, and shall come into operation on 16th November 1977.

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

“the Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

“the Certification Regulations” means the Occupational Pensions Schemes (Certification of Employments) Regulations 1975(1);

“election” means an election with a view to the issue, variation or surrender under Part III of the Act of a certificate (a contracting-out certificate) specifying that employment is to be treated, either generally or in relation to any specified description of earners, as contracted-out employment and the occupational pension scheme by references to which that employment is to be so treated;

“specified class of employments” has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 2 of these regulations;

and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.

(3) Any reference in these regulations to any enactment or instrument shall be construed as a reference to that enactment or instrument as amended. modified or extended by or under any other enactment or instrument.

(4) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(1)

(1975 III, p. 7163).