The Pensions Increase (Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme) Regulations 2005

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2004/1711 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 698

PENSIONS

The Pensions Increase (Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme) Regulations 2005

Made

14th March 2005

Laid before Parliament

15th March 2005

Coming into force

8th April 2005

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) and (4) 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 (Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme) Regulations 2005, and shall come into force on 8th April 2005, but shall have effect from 1st October 2002.

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;

“the scheme” means the Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme.

Pensions to which the 1971 Act will apply

3.  The 1971 Act shall have effect in relation to any pensions payable under the scheme (being a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972(3) made by virtue of section 2(2) of that Act) as if they were pensions specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act.

Revocation

4.  The Pensions Increase (Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme) Regulations 2004(4) are hereby revoked.

Jim Murphy

Joan Ryan

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

14th March 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations apply the provisions of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 to any pension payable under the Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme. The rate of any such pension is thereby increased annually in accordance with the Retail Prices Index. They revoke the Pensions Increase (Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme) Regulations 2004.

(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.

(4)

S.I. 2004/1711