The Transport Act 2000 (Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme) Order 2001

2. INTERPRETATION

2.1  In this Trust Deed and the Rules, the expressions this Deed and the Rules mean respectively this amended trust deed and the rules of the CAA Section, the rules of the NATS Section or the rules of any other Section established pursuant to Clause 19 scheduled to it, together with any variation of or additions to or substitutions for the same duly made.

2.2  The provisions of any Appendices (and any Schedules to such Appendices) to this Deed including the provisions of the Rules shall be deemed to be incorporated in and to form part of this Deed, which shall be read and construed accordingly.

2.3  Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1 of the Previous Definitive Deed, in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Trust Deed and the provisions of the Existing Trust Deeds the provisions of the Trust Deed shall prevail.

2.4  For the avoidance of doubt it is stated that the Scheme is subject to the law of England and Wales and that the interpretation of the Trust Deed and Rules is subject to the law of England and Wales.

2.5   In this Trust Deed and Rules:

(a) unless the context requires otherwise the singular shall include the plural (and vice versa) and the masculine shall include the feminine (and vice versa);

(b) reference to any Act of Parliament or to any part or section thereof shall be deemed to include any statutory regulations made under it and shall also include any statutory provisions in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to the provisions of the said Act and any statutory modification or re-enactment of any of the aforementioned for the time being in force;

(c) reference to any particular Clause or Rule of or within a Section shall be a reference to a Clause or Rule of the Trust Deed and the Rules (of the Section) respectively unless otherwise stated, and the letter S prefixed to a Rule number shall indicate a reference to a Rule in Schedule 1 to the CAA Rules;

(d) the Rules shall consist of the CAA Rules and the NATS Rules together with the rules adopted for any new Section established under Clause 19 and any Schedules thereto and any addition or alteration to the Rules duly made;

(e) the application of the CAA Rules to S Category Members shall be as described in Rule S1 in Schedule 1 to the CAA Rules;

(f) the definitions applying to this Trust Deed and the Rules are set out in Appendix 1 and such definitions apply separately to each of the CAA Rules, the NATS Rules and any rules adopted for any new Section established under Clause 19;

(g) any amendment to the definitions may apply if so stated to the Rules in relation to one Section only; and

(h) in the interpretation of any particular Clause or Rule the heading to that Clause or Rule shall be disregarded.