Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2623

PENSIONS

The Pensions Increase (Pension Schemes for David Calvert-Smith) Regulations 2003

Made

9th October 2003

Laid before Parliament

9th October 2003

Coming into force

1st November 2003

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971(1) and now vested in them(2), hereby make the following Regulations—

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Pension Schemes for David Calvert-Smith) Regulations 2003, and shall come into force on 1st November 2003.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations—

“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971;

“pension” means a pension within the meaning of the 1971 Act.

Pensions to which the 1971 Act will apply

3. The 1971 Act shall have effect in relation to any pensions payable under the Pension Schemes for Mr David Calvert-Smith (being schemes made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972(3), as if they were pensions specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act.

Jim Murphy

Derek Twigg

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

9th October 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations apply the provisions of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 to any pensions payable for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr David Calvert-Smith, under schemes made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972.

(1)

1971 c. 56.

(2)

By virtue of article 2(1)(c) of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670).

(3)

1972 c. 11: section 1 was amended by section 8(1) and (2) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7), by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 to the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and by paragraph 5 of Part I of the Schedule to the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2040).