The Railway Pensions (Protection and Designation of Schemes) Order 1994

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART II Protected Persons

   1. 2. Protected persons — conditions

   2. 3. Commencement of protected period where person not participating immediately before the passing of the Act

   3. 4. Obligation to provide a scheme

   4. 5. Participation and acquisition of relevant pension rights

   5. 6. Scheme amendment, transfer and winding up

   6. 7. Contributions

   7. 8. Circumstances in which Part II of this Order ceases to have effect

   8. 9. Circumstances in which breaks in continuity of employment are disregarded

   9. 10. Circumstances in which voluntary withdrawals are disregarded

4. PART III Participation in the joint industry scheme

   1. 11. Entitlement to participate

5. PART IV Election, arbitration and enforcement

   1. 12. Elections

   2. 13. Arbitration

   3. 14. Enforcement

6. PART V Designation

   1. 15. Designation of existing schemes

7. Signature

8. 1. THE SCHEDULE

      Occupational pension schemes designated as existing schemes

9. Explanatory Note