In these Regulations—

• “the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 19713;

• “Commissioners of Irish Lights pension scheme” means the pension scheme operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights;

• “deferred member” has the same meaning as in section 124 of the Pensions Act 19954;

• “pensioner member” has the same meaning as in section 124 of the Pensions Act 19955;

• “Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme” means the pension scheme of that name established under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 19726;

• “relevant pension” means the rights to benefits accrued in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme—

  1. a

     as a result of the relevant transfer; and

  2. b

     in respect of which the relevant type A person or the relevant type B person was a deferred member or a pensioner member of the Commissioners of Irish Lights pension scheme immediately before the relevant transfer;

• “relevant type A person” means a person who—

  1. a

     immediately before the relevant transfer, had benefits accrued in the Commissioners of Irish Lights pension scheme; and

  2. b

     those benefits had not been increased, in the calendar year preceding the relevant transfer, as if under an order made under section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 19757;

• “relevant type B person” means a person who—

  1. a

     immediately before the relevant transfer, had benefits accrued in the Commissioners of Irish Lights pension scheme; and

  2. b

     those benefits had been increased, in the calendar year preceding the relevant transfer, as if under an order made under section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

• “relevant transfer” means the bulk transfer, made on 1st April 2014, into the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, by means of a transfer payment in respect of rights to benefits accrued in the Commissioners of Irish Lights pension scheme.