2018 No. 906
The Pensions (Pre-consolidation) Order 2018
Made (sealed by the Archbishops’ Council)
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Archbishops’ Council, in exercise of the power conferred by section 8 of the Legislative Reform Measure 20181, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Pensions (Pre-consolidation) Order 2018.
2
In accordance with section 8(5) of the Legislative Reform Measure 2018, this Order comes into force immediately before the commencement of the Consolidation Measure.
3
“The Consolidation Measure” means the Measure resulting from the draft Church of England Pensions Measure given First Consideration by the General Synod on 9th February 2018.
Lump sum payments2
1
In rule 6 of the Church of England Pensions (Lump Sum Payments) Rules 19882 (lump sum payments on retirement before retiring age otherwise than because of infirmity), for “five years” substitute “ten years”.
2
The amendment made by paragraph (1) is to be regarded as having always had effect.
Church of England Pensions Board: disqualification from membership3
1
In regulation 8 of the Church of England Pensions Regulations 19973 (Pensions Board: supplementary provisions), after paragraph (2) insert—
2A
A person shall be disqualified from being a member of the Board if there is a prohibition order or suspension order in force against him under section 3 or 4 of the Pensions Act 19954.
2
In paragraph (4) of that regulation, after “subsection” insert “(2A) or”.
This Order was approved by the General Synod on 6th July 2018
THE COMMON SEAL of the Archbishops’ Council was hereunto affixed on 25th July 2018.
(This note is not part of the Order)