1985 No. 1855
PENSIONS

The Superannuation (Lay Observers) Order 1985

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into Operation
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(5) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and now vested in them1, hereby make the following Order:

1.

This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Lay Observers) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1986.

2.

The office of lay observer within section 45 of the Solicitors Act 1974 is hereby added to the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972.

Ian B. Lang
A. G. Hamilton
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Under section 45 of the Solicitors Act 1974 the Lord Chancellor may appoint persons (referred to in that section as “lay observers”) to examine allegations from members of the public concerning the Law Society's treatment of complaints about solicitors and certain other persons. This Order adds the office of lay observer to the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972, and thereby brings persons serving as lay observers within those to whom the principal civil service pension scheme (made under section 1 of that Act) may apply.