
1 

(1) These Regulations shall
come into operation on the eighth day of July, 1954, and may be cited as the
British Transport Commission (Male Wages Grades Pensions) Regulations, 1954.

(2) In these Regulations, unless
the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings
hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
 “the Act” means the Transport Act, 1947:

 “the Commission” means the British Transport Commission:
 “the Minister” means 
the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.
(3) The Interpretation Act, 1889,
shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the
interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
2 

(1) There shall be established
by the Commission as on the 1st day of October, 1954, a pension scheme, to
be known as the British Transport Commission (Male Wages Grades) Pension Scheme,
for male employees in whole time employment in the wages grades.
(2) The said Scheme shall be
in accordance with the Rules set out in the Schedule
to these Regulations and shall be administered as provided for in those Rules.

3 
The Rules of the Scheme as so established in
so far as they provide for—
(a) male employees in the wages
grades becoming members of any section of the Scheme compulsorily; or
(b) any contribution due from
a member being deducted from that member's wages or remuneration,
shall be lawful and have effect notwithstanding anything
in any enactment.
4 
The Rules of the Scheme as so established shall
not be amended or added to otherwise than by Regulations made by the Minister
under Section 98
of the Act.
Given under the Official Seal of the Minister of Transport and
Civil Aviation this 1st day of July, 1954.
Alan Lennox-Boyd
The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation

SCHEDULE


1 
In these Rules the following expressions have
the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them unless there be something
in the subject or the context repugnant to such construction, that is to say:—

 “the Actuary”
means the Actuary, being a Fellow of the Institute of
Actuaries or of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland, from time to time appointed
by the Commission:
 “the Central Committee”
 means the Central Committee from time
to time appointed under these Rules:
 “the Commission”
means the British Transport Commission:
 “compound interest”
means compound interest with yearly rests:

 “existing employee”
means a male employee in the service on the 1st day of
October, 1954, and shall include a male employee in the service prior to that
date who has before that date been transferred to a salaried grade but who
is not eligible for admission to a salaried staff superannuation fund:

 “minimum pensionable age”
 means 65 years:
 “the Minister”
means the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation:

 “National Service”
means service, other than war service,—
(a) in the armed forces of the Crown undertaken by virtue
of an enlistment notice or a training notice served under the National Service
Acts, 1939 to 1947, or the National Service Acts, 1948 to 1950; or
(b) by way of work or training in
pursuance of an Order of a tribunal under section
five of the National Service (Armed
Forces) Act, 1939, or in pursuance of an Order
made or direction given under Part I
of the National Service Act, 1948;
 but does not include any voluntary extension of national service otherwise
than with the consent of the Commission:
 “pension”
means an annuity payable on ill-health retirement or on
age retirement:
 “scheduled grade”
means any one of the grades specified in the 
First Schedule to these Rules:

 “the service”
means whole time employment with the Commission in a male
wages grade other than employment—
(a) 
of a casual or seasonal nature;
(b) for a specific purpose for a limited
period; or
(c) in the Commission's existing road
haulage undertaking as defined in section one
 of the Transport Act, 1953:

 “War Service”
means—
(a) service
in any of Her Majesty's forces;
(b) any employment in the merchant
navy or fishing fleets;
(c) any full-time employment in the
Civil Defence Services (including the National Fire Service), the Royal Observer
Corps, the Police War Reserve and the Nursing and First Aid Services;
(d) any full-time employment into
which the employee entered by direction of the Minister of Labour and National
Service;
(e) detention by the enemy as a prisoner,
military or civil, in any enemy or enemy-occupied country, or internment in
any enemy or enemy-occupied or neutral country in consequence of the war;
 such service, employment, detention or internment being on or after
the twenty-sixth day of May, 1939, and before the third day of September,
1939, or in connection with the war which commenced on the third day of September,
1939, but not including any voluntary extension of war service or voluntary
enlistment after the cessation of hostilities otherwise than with the consent
of the person in whose service the employee was at the date of the consent
.
2 
The Scheme shall consist of two sections hereinafter
referred to as Section A and Section
B.
3 
The head office for the administration of the
Scheme shall be at 222, Marylebone Road, in the Borough of St. Marylebone
in the County of London, or such other place as the Commission shall from
time to time determine.
4 

(a) Every existing employee shall have an
option to join Section A
provided that at the time the option is exercised he has attained the age
of 21 years, has completed 12 months' continuous employment and can by minimum
pensionable age complete 20 years' continuous employment with the Commission
and their predecessors (including War Service or National Service following
upon any such employment) unbroken by resignation or dismissal. Any break
in employment by reason of dismissal due to recognised redundancy for a period
not exceeding 2 years or such longer period as the Central Committee may allow
shall count as employment.
(b) Every male person appointed to the service
after the 1st day of October, 1954, shall become a member of 
Section A upon attaining the age of 21 years
or the completion of 12 months' continuous employment, whichever be the later,
provided that he has not at the time when he is appointed to the service passed
his 45th birthday.
5 

(a) Every existing employee admitted to membership
of Section A who
at the 1st day of October, 1954, has been appointed (except in a temporary
capacity) to a scheduled grade and has satisfied any qualifications specified
for that grade in the First Schedule
to these Rules, or who at that date is employed in a salaried grade, shall
have an option to join Section B
provided that he has not at the 1st day of October, 1954, passed his 64th
birthday.
(b) Every existing employee admitted to membership
of Section A who
at the 1st day of October, 1954, has been appointed (except in a temporary
capacity) to a scheduled grade and has not at that time satisfied any qualifications
specified for that grade in the First Schedule
 to these Rules, shall, on satisfying such
qualifications, become a member of Section B
 provided that he has not passed his 64th birthday.

(c) Every male person admitted to membership
of Section A who
after the 1st day of October, 1954, becomes appointed (except in a temporary
capacity) to a scheduled grade and satisfies any qualifications specified
for that grade in the First Schedule
to these Rules, shall thereupon become a member of 
Section B provided that he has not passed his
64th birthday.
6 
An option exercisable
under Rule 4 (a) or 
5 (a) shall be exercised within six months
of the 1st day of October, 1954, or within six months of the existing employee
becoming eligible for membership, whichever is the later, except that the
Central Committee may at their discretion extend the period of option.
7 

(a) Membership shall commence from the beginning
of the pay week in respect of which the first contribution is made:provided that an existing employee eligible to join the
Scheme under Rule 4 (a)
at the 1st day of October, 1954, shall have an option to commence membership
from that date; provided also that where an option is exercised under 
Rule 5 (a) membership of 
Section B shall be concurrent with membership
of Section A.

(b) Subject to the provisions of these Rules,
membership shall continue so long as the member remains in the employment
of the Commission.
8 
Every person
admitted to membership of Section A
under Rule 4 (a)
who has attained the age of 52 years by the 1st day of October, 1954, shall
be credited with years of deemed membership calculated in accordance with
Table I of these Rules according to his age at that date.
9 

(a) Any member of 
Section B who is transferred to a wages grade
not being a scheduled grade may, with the consent of the Central Committee,
have at the date of such transfer an option to continue to pay contributions
to Section B at
the rate at which he was paying prior to being so transferred, thereupon continuing
contributory membership for the purpose of calculating benefits.
(b) Where no option is given under (a) above or where an option is given but the member
does not exercise it, he shall discontinue paying contributions to 
Section B whereupon his entitlement to benefit
according to Table V will be limited to that in respect of the completed years
for which he has contributed to Section B.

(c) Where a member has discontinued paying
contributions to Section B
under (b) above and is again appointed
(except in a temporary capacity) to a scheduled grade, he shall thereupon
pay contributions to Section B
on the scale set out in Table III according to his age at the date upon which
he again becomes so appointed and renew contributory membership from that
date for the purpose of calculating benefits.
10 
Every member of 
Section A shall from the date on which membership
commences pay to the Commission, except as provided by 
Rule 12, weekly contributions on the scale
set out in Table II according to his age at the date of admission to 
Section A until minimum pensionable age or
until his membership ceases, whichever first occurs.
11 
Every member of 
Section B shall from the date on which membership
commences pay to the Commission, except as provided by 
Rule 12 and subject to the provision of 
Rule 9, weekly contributions on the scale set
out in Table III according to his age at the date of admission to 
Section B until minimum pensionable age or
until his membership ceases, whichever first occurs.
12 

(a) Members' contributions shall normally
be deducted weekly through the paybills and where, save as provided in 
Rule 25 (National Service) and subsection (b) of this Rule, contributions due are not so deducted
they shall be paid by the member in such manner as the Central Committee shall
determine.
(b) Where a member is absent by reason of
sickness, duly certified in accordance with the Commission's normal requirements,
for a period of one or more complete paybill weeks his contributions for each
complete paybill week during that period shall be excused but, for the purposes
of reckoning the period of qualification for benefit and for reckoning the
period of contributory membership in the calculation of benefit under these
Rules, contributions so excused shall be treated as though they had been paid.

13 
Benefits shall consist of age retirement pensions,
ill-health retirement pensions and benefits and death benefits as hereinafter
provided, and shall be paid by the Commission. One half of such benefits in
so far as they are attributable to contributory membership shall be deemed
to be purchased by the member's contributions. The remainder of such benefits
shall be deemed to be provided by the Commission.
14 

(a) Where a member of 
Section A retires at or after minimum pensionable
age, he shall receive the pension set out in Table IV according to the number
of his completed years of contributory membership and to the number (if any)
of completed years by which retirement is deferred.
(b) Where a member of 
Section A to whom 
Rule 8 applies retires at or after minimum
pensionable age, he shall receive (in addition to any pension to which he
may be entitled under subsection (a) of
this Rule) the pension as set out in Table I according to the number of his
years of deemed membership and to the number (if any) of completed years by
which retirement is deferred.
15 
Where a member of Section B
having been a member of Section A
for ten years or more including years of deemed membership (if any) retires
at or after minimum pensionable age he shall receive the pension set out in
Table V according to the number of his completed years of contributory membership
of Section B and
to the number (if any) of completed years by which retirement is deferred.

16 

(a) Where a member of 
Section A, before completing ten years of membership
including years of deemed membership (if any) and before attaining minimum
pensionable age, becomes incapacitated by accident or mental or physical infirmity
not resulting from his own misconduct, he shall on such incapacity being certified
by a Medical Officer appointed by the Commission be entitled to receive on
retirement an amount equal to the contributions he has paid together with
compound interest thereon at the rate of 3½ per cent. per annum less
a sum equivalent to the income tax properly chargeable thereon.
(b) Where a member of 
Section A, having been a member for ten years
or more including years of deemed membership (if any), before minimum pensionable
age becomes incapacitated by accident or mental or physical infirmity not
resulting from his own misconduct, he shall on such incapacity being certified
by a Medical Officer appointed by the Commission be entitled to receive on
retirement—
(i) an ill-health retirement pension according
to the number of his completed years of contributory membership up to the
date of such retirement as set out in Table IV, and
(ii) an ill-health retirement pension according
to the number of his years of deemed membership (if any) as set out in Table
I.
17 

(a) Where a member of 
Section B, before completing ten years of membership
of Section A including
years of deemed membership (if any) and before attaining minimum pensionable
age, becomes incapacitated by accident or mental or physical infirmity not
resulting from his own misconduct, he shall on such incapacity being certified
by a Medical Officer appointed by the Commission be entitled to receive on
retirement an amount equal to the contributions he has paid together with
compound interest thereon at the rate of 3½ per cent. per annum less
a sum equivalent to the income tax properly chargeable thereon.
(b) Where a member of 
Section B, having been a member of 
Section A for ten years or more including years
of deemed membership (if any), before minimum pensionable age becomes incapacitated
by accident or mental or physical infirmity not resulting from his own misconduct,
he shall on such incapacity being certified by a Medical Officer appointed
by the Commission be entitled to receive on retirement an ill-health retirement
pension according to the number of his completed years of contributory membership
of Section B up
to the date of such retirement as set out in Table V.
18 

(a) Where a member dies whilst in the employment
of the Commission there shall be paid to his legal personal representatives
either—
(i) the death benefit set out in Table VI
according to the number of his completed years of contributory membership
of Section A plus
the death benefit set out in the said Table according to the number (if any)
of his completed years of contributory membership of 
Section B, or
(ii) an amount equal to the contributions
he has paid,whichever is the greater.
(b) Where a person in receipt of a pension
under these Rules dies there shall be paid to his legal personal representatives
the benefit which would have been payable had he died on the day preceding
retirement reduced by the total amount of any pension received.
19 

(a) 
(i) Subject to the provisions of Rules 27 and 28, where a member
is dismissed or ceases to be employed of his own accord not having become
entitled to receive benefits under these Rules, there shall be paid to him
an amount equal to the sum of the contributions he has paid less a sum equivalent
to the income tax properly chargeable thereon;provided that if the member ceases to be employed in consequence
of dishonesty or fraud the Commission shall have a lien upon the amount payable
to him for any sum which may be due from him.
(ii) In special circumstances at the discretion
of the Central Committee there may be paid, in addition to the amount equal
to the contributions the member has paid, compound interest thereon at the
rate of 3½ per cent. per annum less a sum equivalent to the income
tax properly chargeable thereon.
(b) The sums payable to the member under
subsection (a) of this Rule shall not become
due for payment until the expiry of a period of three months from the date
on which his membership ceased, except that the Central Committee at their
discretion may make payment before the expiry of that period.
20 
Pensions
payable under these Rules shall be paid four-weekly; the first payment shall
consist of the pension in respect of the period from the date of retirement
to the end of the second week following the date of payment and the second
and subsequent payments shall be in respect of the two weeks ending at the
date of payment and the two weeks following that date. On the death of any
person in receipt of a pension no sums shall be repayable in respect of any
pension paid on or before the date of death and from that date no further
sums shall be payable by way of pension.
21 
No person
in receipt of a pension and no member shall assign or charge or alienate any
pension payable or to become payable to him under these Rules or any part
thereof.
22 
Any person who is in receipt of an ill-health retirement
pension in accordance with Rule
16 or Rule 17 may be required by the Central
Committee at any time while he is under minimum pensionable age to produce
evidence of continuing incapacity and if before attaining minimum pensionable
age he shall earn or be in the opinion of the Central Committee capable of
earning an income the Central Committee may at their absolute discretion reduce
or vary or suspend his pension until he shall attain minimum pensionable age.
Any such person who re-enters the service may resume membership on such terms
and conditions in relation to his total period of contributory membership
as the Central Committee may determine after reference to the Actuary.
23 

On the death of a member, or person in receipt of a pension, any sum expressed
to be payable under these Rules shall be paid on production of Probate, Letters
of Administration or Confirmation or such other evidence as the Central Committee
may in their absolute discretion require, to his legal personal representatives.

24 
If
any person entitled to benefit under these Rules is in the opinion of the
Central Committee unable by reason of mental or physical incapacity to manage
his affairs, any sum to which such person is entitled under these Rules shall
be paid for his benefit to the person or persons having charge of him or his
estate or at the discretion of the Central Committee to one or more of his
dependants and the receipt of the person or persons to whom any money is so
paid shall be a sufficient discharge therefor.
25 

(a) Where a member enters upon a period of
National Service he shall remain a contributing member of the Scheme and where
contributions due are not deducted through the paybill they shall be paid
by the member in such manner as the Central Committee shall determine.
(b) Where such a member fails to return to
the service on the cessation of National Service for any reason other than
death or incapacity he shall thereupon cease to be a member and there shall
be payable to him the amounts due under Rule
19.
26 
Where a member is transferred
within the employment of the Commission to a grade or class eligible for membership
of a salaried staff superannuation fund or scheme of the Commission approved
by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the purpose of this Rule the following
arrangements shall apply:—
(a) if he becomes a member of such fund or
scheme he shall thereupon cease to be a member of this Scheme; there shall
be calculated a sum equivalent to the member's contributions to this Scheme
with compound interest thereon at 3½ per cent. and the said sum shall
be paid on behalf of the member by the Commission through the Central Committee
by way of transfer value to the salaried staff fund or scheme and shall be
applied in the purchase of any period of antedating under the rules of such
fund or scheme;
(b) if he does not join such fund or scheme,
he shall remain a member of this Scheme as though he had not been so transferred.

27 
Where a member transfers from the employment
of the Commission to employment in a wages grade of a company or undertaking
controlled directly or indirectly by the Commission, he may, with the consent
of the Central Committee and the company or undertakers to whose employment
he has transferred, remain a member of this Scheme as though he had not so
transferred and as though the company or undertakers were the Commission,
provided that such company or undertakers agree to be bound by these Rules
and agree to pay to the Commission the member's contributions deducted in
accordance with these Rules together with such other sums in relation to his
period of service with that company or undertaking as may be necessary to
provide the benefits under this Scheme in respect of that member and a due
proportion of the administrative expenses attributable thereto.
28 

(a) Where a member having not less than 10
years of contributory membership including years of deemed membership (if
any) leaves the employment of the Commission before attaining minimum pensionable
age and within thirty days enters employment approved by the Central Committee
and the Commission in respect of which there are reciprocal arrangements for
the payment and receipt of transfer values to and from pension schemes in
respect of pension rights, there may be paid, with the consent and in respect
of the member on joining the pension scheme of his new employment, a transfer
value to that scheme, assessed by the Actuary, equivalent to the member's
pension rights in this Scheme excluding rights attributable to years of deemed
membership at the date of transfer.
(b) In so far as the amount of the transfer
value exceeds the sum of the contributions actually paid by the member with
compound interest thereon at 3½ per cent. it shall be deemed to be
a contribution by the employer to the recipient pension scheme.
(c) Where a member leaves the employment
of the Commission in accordance with (a)
above and has then attained the age of 55 years, he may, with the consent
of the Central Committee and the Commission, remain a member of this Scheme
without further contributions and, on the happening of any event in respect
of which benefits are payable under these Rules, receive benefits in respect
of his completed years of contributory membership as at the date on which
he left such employment:provided that if he leaves employment approved under (a) above before becoming entitled to benefit under Rules 14 to 17 inclusive or any
of them he shall be deemed to have withdrawn from this Scheme and 
Rule 19 shall apply.
29 
Where a person enters the service from other pensionable
employment in respect of which there are reciprocal arrangements for the payment
of and receipt of transfer values to and from pension schemes, he shall, notwithstanding
the provisions of Rule 4 (b),
become a member of this Scheme as a new entrant into the service and his accrued
pension rights as represented by the transfer value paid to the Commission
shall be preserved to him until the benefits provided under such rights become
due:
provided that no such benefit shall be payable while the
member remains in the employment of the Commission.
30 

Any person to whom Rule 19 (a) (ii)
has been applied may, if he re-enters the service within 2 years of the date
on which he lost his employment with the Commission, be re-admitted to membership
of the Scheme, notwithstanding the provisions of 
Rule 4 (b), on such terms and conditions as
the Central Committee may decide.
31 

(a) Where a member becomes entitled to any
payment by virtue of the provisions of any pension scheme or schemes shown
in the Second Schedule
to these Rules and becomes entitled to benefit under this Scheme, the amount
which shall be deemed to be the Commission's share of such benefit, namely—

(i) in respect of age or ill-health retirement
after completing 10 years of membership including years of deemed membership
(if any), one half of the joint pension attributable to years of contributory
membership and the whole of the pension attributable to years of deemed membership,

(ii) in respect of death whilst in the employment
of the Commission, one half of the benefit payable in accordance with 
Rule 18 (a),
(iii) in respect of death after retirement,
the death benefit set out under (ii) above
reduced by the proportions of sums paid before death as set out under (i) above,shall be reduced by the whole or the proportion of the benefits
provided by the Commission under the scheduled scheme or schemes as indicated
in the said Schedule:provided that no reduction shall have the effect of reducing
the share of benefits under this Scheme attributable to the member's contributions.

(b) Where the sums provided by the Commission
under such other pension scheme or schemes shall be an annuity to the member
varying in amount which shall from time to time but not throughout his retirement
be greater than the pension payable under these Rules as the Commission's
share, the member shall at retirement have an option to receive either the
pension payable under these Rules as the Commission's share or the sums provided
by the Commission under such other pension scheme or schemes:provided that, in the case of an ill-health retirement
pension such option shall; at the discretion of the Central Committee, be
exercisable by the Central Committee.
(c) Where the benefit payable under this
Scheme shall be an annuity but the sums provided by the Commission under any
such other pension scheme or schemes shall be in whole or in part a lump sum,
such lump sum shall for the purposes of calculating the reduction in pension
necessary under this Rule be convented into an equivalent annuity as determined
by the Actuary.
(d) Where the benefit payable under this
Scheme shall be a lump sum but the sums provided by the Commission under such
other pension scheme or schemes shall be in whole or in part an annuity, such
annuity shall for the purpose of calculating the reduction in lump sum necessary
under this Rule be converted into an equivalent lump sum as determined by
the Actuary.
32 
Subject
to the provisions of these Rules, the administration of the Scheme shall be
vested in a Central Committee of twenty persons, ten of whom shall from time
to time be appointed by the Commission and ten shall from time to time be
nominated by the undermentioned bodies according to the numbers of nominees
stated:—
 The National Union of Railwaymen—4 nominees
 The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen—2 nominees

 The Transport and General Workers' Union—2 nominees
 The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions—2 nominees:

Provided that after a period not exceeding five years
from the date of establishment of the Scheme no person shall be nominated
by the said bodies (and no person already nominated shall continue) to be
a member of the Central Committee unless he is a member of the Scheme.
33 
The Chairman
of the Central Committee at any time shall be one of the persons appointed
by the Commission to serve on the Central Committee.
34 
The Central Committee shall have power to
establish such arrangements as they consider appropriate for administering
the Scheme.
35 
The procedure
of the Central Committee shall, except as provided by these Rules, be regulated
from time to time by the Central Committee.
36 
Ten members of the Central
Committee (of whom not less than five shall be from amongst those appointed
by the Commission and not less than five from amongst those nominated by the
bodies stated in Rule 32)
shall constitute a quorum, and no business shall be transacted at a meeting
of the Central Committee unless a quorum be present.
37 
The decision
of the majority of the Central Committee present at a meeting of the Central
Committee shall be deemed to be the decision of the Central Committee. The
Chairman of the Central Committee shall in case of equal division have a second
or casting vote.
38 
The Central Committee may exercise its powers during and notwithstanding
any casual vacancy in its body.
39 

(a) A Secretary shall be appointed by the
Commission and shall continue in office as the Commission so determine.
(b) He shall be responsible to the Central
Committee for the general administration of the Scheme in accordance with
these Rules and for the keeping of such records and accounts as the Central
Committee may require.
(c) The Commission may also appoint such
other persons as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in the carrying
out of his duties and the salaries of the Secretary and such other persons
shall be determined and paid by the Commission.
40 
An Actuary shall be
appointed by the Commission and shall continue in office as the Commission
so determine.
41 
Any option
exercisable by any person under these Rules shall be exercised by a notice
in writing signed by the person by whom the option is exercised and when so
exercised shall be irrevocable.
42 
Every member
shall when required so to do by the Central Committee furnish such evidence
of his age as the Central Committee may require.
43 
Every
person entitled to a pension under these Rules shall—
(a) give notice in writing of his place of
residence at the time of becoming entitled to such pension and thereafter
give notice of any change of residence,
(b) give notice in writing of the occurrence
of any event affecting his entitlement to pension, and
(c) furnish such evidence of his continued
existence as the Central Committee may require.
44 
There
shall be an investigation by the Actuary into the finances of the Scheme as
and when the Central Committee shall direct but at least once every five years.
The Actuary shall report with his recommendations to the Commission who, having
regard to that report, may after taking the advice of the Central Committee
request the Minister to amend the Rules.
45 
In the
event of changes in the retirement pension provisions of the 
National Insurance Act, 1946, as amended by
any subsequent legislation, the Commission shall, after taking the advice
of the Central Committee and the Actuary, review the provisions of the Scheme
and where deemed necessary proceed in accordance with 
Rule 46.
46 
The Commission
may at any time after taking the advice of the Central Committee request the
Minister to amend the Rules by alteration, deletion or addition of any provisions,
but no alteration, deletion or addition shall be made which would have the
effect of altering the main purpose of the Scheme from that of providing pensions
or which would have the effect of decreasing any pension being paid at the
date of such alteration, deletion or addition.
47 
In
all matters relating to eligibility for membership, eligibility to exercise
options, contributions, benefits, claims and other matters touching or concerning
the rights and obligations of members and other persons under these Rules
the decision of the Central Committee shall be final.
48 
Within the
age and pension limits of this Scheme the Central Committee shall have power
to impose whatever special conditions it deems necessary in circumstances
where in its opinion the general conditions prescribed in these Rules do not
meet the circumstances of any particular case.
49 
A copy of these
Rules together with any subsequent amendment thereto shall be supplied to
every member of the Scheme.Rules 8, 
14(b) and 16(b)(ii))


TABLE I
Age last birthday on the Number of years Weekly pension on age retirement
at Weekly pension
where retirement is deferred beyond minimum pensionable age for:—
1st day of credited as deemed minimum pensionable  1 2 3 4 5 or more

October, 1954 membership age of earlier ill-health
retirement complete year complete years complete years complete years complete years
years  s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
52 1  9  10  10  11  11 1 0
53 2 1 6 1 7 1 9 1 10 1 11 2 0
54 3 2 3 2 5 2 7 2 8 2 10 3 0
55 4 3 0 3 2 3 5 3 7 3 10 4 0
56 5 3 9 4 0 4 3 4 6 4 9 5 0
57 6 4 6 4 10 5 1 5 4 5 8 6 0
58 7 5 3 5 7 6 0 6 4 6 8 7 0
59 8 6 0 6 5 6 10 7 2 7 7 8 0
60 9 6 9 7 3 7 8 8 1 8 6 9 0
61 10 7 6 8 0 8 6 9 0 9 6 10 0
62 11 8 3 8 10 9 4 9 10 10 5 11 0
63 12 9 0 9 7 10 3 10 9 11 5 12 0
64 13 9 9 10 5 11 1 11 8 12 4 13 0
65 & over 13     See Note
NOTE: Where a member has attained the age of 65 years on
the 1st day of October, 1954, the pension payable on immediate retirement
shall be the same as that set out for age 64, and the increased pension for
deferment shall be the corresponding entries except that deferment of retirement
shall be calculated from the 1st day of October, 1954, and not from the date
of attaining the minimum pensionable age, and no allowance shall be made for
deferment beyond the 70th birthday.
(
Rule 10)

TABLE II
Age last birthday at date of
entry Weekly contribution by member
till minimum pensionable age
Years s. d.
21 1 8
22 1 9
23  
24 1 10
25  
26 1 11
27  
28  
29  
30 2 0
31  
32  
33  
34 2 1
35  
36 to 41 inclusive 2 2
42 to 47 inclusive 2 3
48 to 53 inclusive 2 4
54 to 64 inclusive 2 5
65 and over Nil
(Rules 9(c)
and 11)

TABLE III
Age last birthday at date of entry Weekly contribution by member
till minimum pensionable age
Years s. d.
21  
22  
23 8 
24  
25  
26  
27 9 
28  
29 to 39 inclusive  10
40 to 63 inclusive  11
(Rules 14(a)
and 16(b)(i))

(Members of Section A
having completed at date of retirement 10 years of membership of Section A
including any years of deemed membership)

TABLE IV
Number of completed years of Weekly joint contributory
pension on age retirement at Weekly joint
contributory pension where retirement is deferred beyond minimum pensionable
age for:—
contributory membership of Section A minimum pensionable age of
earlier 1 2 3 4 5 or more
 ill-health retirement complete year complete years complete years complete years complete years
 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1  9  10  10  11  11 1 0
2 1 6 1 7 1 9 1 10 1 11 2 0
3 2 3 2 5 2 7 2 8 2 10 3 0
4 3 0 3 2 3 5 3 7 3 10 4 0
5 3 9 4 0 4 3 4 6 4 9 5 0
6 4 6 4 10 5 1 5 4 5 8 6 0
7 5 3 5 7 6 0 6 4 6 8 7 0
8 6 0 6 5 6 10 7 2 7 7 8 0
9 6 9 7 3 7 8 8 1 8 6 9 0
10 7 6 8 0 8 6 9 0 9 6 10 0
11 8 3 8 10 9 4 9 10 10 5 11 0
12 9 0 9 7 10 3 10 9 11 5 12 0
13 9 9 10 5 11 1 11 8 12 4 13 0
14 10 6 11 2 11 11 12 7 13 4 14 0
15 11 3 12 0 12 9 13 6 14 3 15 0
16 12 0 12 10 13 7 14 5 15 2 16 0
17 12 9 13 7 14 5 15 4 16 2 17 0
18 13 6 14 5 15 4 16 2 17 1 18 0
19 14 3 15 2 16 2 17 1 18 1 19 0
20 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0
21 15 9 16 10 17 10 18 11 19 11 21 0
22 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 10 20 11 22 0
23 17 3 18 5 19 7 20 8 21 10 23 0
24 18 0 19 2 20 5 21 7 22 10 24 0
25 18 9 20 0 21 3 22 6 23 9 25 0
26 19 6 20 10 22 1 23 5 24 8 26 0
27 20 3 21 7 22 11 24 4 25 8 27 0
28 21 0 22 5 23 10 25 2 26 7 28 0
29 21 9 23 2 24 8 26 1 27 7 29 0
30 22 6 24 0 25 6 27 0 28 6 30 0
31 23 3 24 10 26 4 27 11 29 5 31 0
32 24 0 25 7 27 2 28 10 30 5 32 0
33 24 9 26 5 28 1 29 8 31 4 33 0
34 25 6 27 2 28 11 30 7 32 4 34 0
35 26 3 28 0 29 9 31 6 33 3 35 0
36 27 0 28 10 30 7 32 5 34 2 36 0
37 27 9 29 7 31 5 33 4 35 2 37 0
38 28 6 30 5 32 4 34 2 36 1 38 0
39 29 3 31 2 33 2 35 1 37 1 39 0
40 and over 30 0 32 0 34 0 36 0 38 0 40 0
(Rules 9(b), 
15 and 17(b))

(Members of Section B,
having completed at date of retirement 10 years of membership of Section A,
including any years of deemed membership)

TABLE V
Number of completed years of Weekly joint contributory
pension on age retirement at Weekly joint
contributory pension where retirement is deferred beyond minimum pensionable
age for:—
contributory membership of Section B minimum pensionable age of
earlier 1 2 3 4 5 or more
(see note) ill-health retirement complete year complete years complete years complete years complete years
 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1  3  3  4  4  4  5
2  7  8  8  9  10  10
3  10  11 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3
4 1 2 1 3 1 5 1 6 1 8 1 9
5 1 5 1 7 1 8 1 10 2 0 2 2
6 1 9 1 11 2 1 2 3 2 5 2 7
7 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 7 2 10 3 0
8 2 3 2 6 2 8 2 11 3 2 3 5
9 2 7 2 10 3 1 3 4 3 7 3 10
10 2 10 3 1 3 5 3 8 4 0 4 3
11 3 2 3 6 3 10 4 1 4 5 4 9
12 3 5 3 9 4 1 4 5 4 9 5 2
13 3 9 4 1 4 6 4 10 5 3 5 7
14 4 0 4 5 4 10 5 5 5 7 6 0
15 4 3 4 8 5 1 5 6 5 11 6 5
16 4 7 5 0 5 6 5 11 6 5 6 10
17 4 10 5 4 5 10 6 3 6 9 7 3
18 5 2 5 8 6 2 6 9 7 3 7 9
19 5 5 6 0 6 6 7 1 7 7 8 2
20 5 9 6 4 6 11 7 6 8 1 8 7
21 6 0 6 7 7 2 7 10 8 5 9 0
22 6 3 6 11 7 6 8 2 8 9 9 5
23 6 7 7 3 7 11 8 7 9 3 9 10
24 6 10 7 6 8 2 8 11 9 7 10 3
25 7 2 7 11 8 7 9 4 10 0 10 9
26 7 5 8 2 8 11 9 8 10 5 11 2
27 7 9 8 6 9 4 10 1 10 10 11 7
28 8 0 8 10 9 7 10 5 11 2 12 0
29 8 3 9 1 9 11 10 9 11 7 12 5
30 8 7 9 5 10 4 11 2 12 0 12 10
31 8 10 9 9 10 7 11 6 12 4 13 3
32 9 2 10 1 11 0 11 11 12 10 13 9
33 9 5 10 4 11 4 12 3 13 2 14 2
34 9 9 10 9 11 8 12 8 13 8 14 7
35 and over 10 0 11 0 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0
NOTE: All periods of contributory membership of 
Section B shall be aggregated for the purpose
of calculating the number of completed years.

(Rule 18(a))

(Lump sum payment on death whilst in the employment of the Commission)

TABLE VI
SECTION A SECTION B
Number of completed years of contributory membership Amount Number of completed years of contributory membership (See
Note) Amount
 £  £
1 8 1 4
2 12 2 6
3 16 3 8
4 22 4 10
5 28 5 12
6 34 6 14
7 40 7 16
8 46 8 18
9 52 9 20
10 58 10 22
11 64 11 25
12 70 12 28
13 76 13 31
14 84 14 34
15 92 15 37
16 100 16 40
17 110 17 44
18 120 18 48
19 130 19 52
20 140 20 56
21 150 21 60
22 160 22 64
23 170 23 68
24 180 24 72
25 190 25 76
26 200 26 80
27 210 27 84
28 220 28 88
29 230 29 92
30 240 30 96
31 250 31 102
32 265 32 108
33 280 33 114
34 295 34 120
35 310 35 126
36 325 36 132
37 340 37 138
38 360 38 144
39 380 39 152
40 400 40 160
41 420 41 168
42 440 42 176
43 and over 460 43 and over 184
NOTE: All periods of contributory membership of 
Section B shall be aggregated for the purpose
of calculatin the number of completed years.

FIRST SCHEDULE
(Rule 5)
(1)
MISCELLANEOUS GRADES—Head Office Messenger,
Class A Personal Chauffeur
(2) BRITISH RAILWAYS
TRAFFIC STAFF DREDGER STAFF: LADDER BUCKET DREDGERS
Head Shunter 
Station Foreman (a) Not carrying spoil—

Yard Foreman Master and First Engineer, Groups 2, 3 and 4
Signalman, Classes Special ‘B’ and Special ‘A’,
and Classes 1, 2, and 3 Mate and Second Engineer, Group Special

Relief Signalman, Special Class and Classes 1 and 2 Mate and Second Engineer, Groups 1, 2 and
3
Guard, Passenger and Goods (after five years' service in
the grade) (b) Carrying
own spoil—
GOODS AND CARTAGE STAFF Master and First Engineer, Groups 2, 3 and 4
Working Foreman 
LOCOMOTIVE STAFF Mate and Second Engineer, Group Special
Driver and Motorman Mate and Second Engineer, Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4
Fireman and Assistant Motorman (after five years' appointed
service as Fireman or Assistant Motorman or on attaining 30 years of age,
whichever is the earlier) DREDGER STAFF: GRAB HOPPER DREDGERS AND
STEAM HOPPERS
Chargeman Engine Cleaner Engineer, Groups 2, 3 and 4
Shed Chargeman, Category ‘A’ Master, Groups 2, 3 and 4
Shed Engineman Mate and Second Engineer, Groups 1, 2 and 3
Shed Engineman's Mate (after five years' appointed service
as Shed Engineman's Mate or on attaining 30 years of age, whichever is the
earlier) COAL BUNKERING STAFF
Master and Engineer (Holyhead)
Head Shunter, Loco. Shed SEAGOING STAFF UNDER NATIONAL MARITIME BOARD CONDITIONS

CARRIAGE AND WAGON STAFF 
Chargeman Examiner Boatswain
Chargeman Oil Gas Maker Carpenter
 Donkeyman
PERMANENT WAY STAFF Chef
Ganger Cook/Steward (Cargo Vessels)
Relaying Ganger Second Steward (Passenger Vessels)
SIGNAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF STAFF EMPLOYED ON SMALL PASSENGER STEAMERS, ETC.
Chief Lineman, Classes 1, 2 and 3 
Lineman, Classes 1, 2 and 3 Small Passenger Steamers, Tenders and Ferry Boats (excluding
Lake Steamers, Launches and Kingswear Ferry Boat)—
Chief Installer, Classes 1 and 2 
Overhead Line Maintenance Staff 
(Liverpool Street-Shenfield Line)— 
Chief Overhead Traction Lineman Engineman, Groups (a),
(b) and (c)

Leading Overhead Traction Lineman Engineer, First, Group (c)

Overhead Traction Lineman Engineer, Second, Groups (a)
and (b)
TUGBOAT STAFF Mate, Groups (a) and
(b)
First Engineer, Group 2 Lake Steamers and Kingswear Ferry Boat—
Second Engineer, Groups 1 and 2 
Mate, Groups 1 and 2 Master, Groups (a) and
(b)
ELECTRICAL STAFF 
 Power House—
Loch Lomond Steamers— Electrician in Charge or Switchboard Attendant—
Master 
Engineer 5,000 k.w. and over
Clyde Vessel C. of Breadalbane— Under 5,000 k.w.
Chargehand 
Motorman Fitter Driver or Turbine Mechanic Turbine Driver
RAILWAY-OWNED DOCK STAFF 
Dock Pilot Boiler House—
FORTH BRIDGE STAFF Leading Stoker
Foreman Stoker
MISCELLANEOUS GRADES Rotary Substation—
Head Office Messenger, Regional Headquarters Offices, Class
A Substation Charge Engineer or Substation Attendant—

Personal Chauffeur Under 1,000 k.w.
Working Foreman (Commercial Advertising) 1,000 and under 3,000 k.w.
Ticket Printer, Class 1 3,000 and under 6,000 k.w.
Compositor (L.M.R.), Ticket Printing 6,000 k.w. and over
Hostel Staff, Male Chargehand Cook 
Hostel Staff, Male Cook Static Substation—
Incline Engineman (N.E.R.) Charge Engineer or Substation Attendant—
WORKSHOP STAFF 
All Craft Grades of the Railway Workshop Staff Agreement—i.e.,
Schedule 1 Grades 2,000 k.w. and overUnder 2,000 k.w.

Other than Craft Grades of the Railway Workshop Staff Agreement—Staff
in Groups 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 Control Room and Rectifier Substation—Assistant Operator, Class A
Chargehands, Group 2, who are in charge of semi-skilled
staff in Schedule 2, Groups 1 and 2 Assistant Operator, Class BAssistant
Operator, Class B
Chargehands, Group 3, who are in charge of skilled staff
in Schedule 1 Assistant Operator, Class DServicing
Attendant
Stores Issuer, Special Grade Maintenance Staff—
Staff following Outside Industry Rates— Plumber JointerElectrical Fitter
Electrician
Fully Skilled Grades Mechanical Fitter
Chargehands (as scheduled above for I.C.A. 728 Staff) Armature WinderBattery Fitter
(3) DOCKS AND INLAND WATERWAYS


Docks Staff
TRAFFIC STAFF As scheduled for British Railways DOCK SHORE STAFF
GOODS AND CARTAGE STAFF Berthingman, Special Class
PERMANENT WAY STAFF Dock Pilot (Middlesbrough and Hartlepools)
TUGBOAT STAFF As scheduled for British Railways
 Centrifugal Pump Driver
DREDGER STAFF Compressor Driver (Cold Store)
Pontoon Grabs—
Chargeman Driver Bucket Driver
Other Staff as scheduled for British Railways Foreman
MISCELLANEOUS GRADES ELECTRICAL STAFF
Head Office Messenger and Plan Room Power House—
Attendant—as scheduled for British Switchboard Attendant—
Railways 5,000 k.w. and over
Personal Chauffeur Under 5,000 k.w.
 Turbine Driver
WORKSHOP STAFF Boiler House—
I.C.A. No. 728 Staff Staff following Outside Industry Rates
As scheduled for British Railways Leading StokerStokerSubstation—
 Substation Attendant—
 Under 1,000 k.w.
 1,000 and under 3,000 k.w.
 3,000 and under 6,000 k.w.
 6,000 k.w. and over

Waterways Staff
OPERATING STAFF, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION STAFF WORKSHOP AND ARTISAN STAFF
(excluding Workshop and Artisan Staff) (a) Staff following Outside
Industry Rates or N.J.C. for I.W. Industry Rates—
Foreman Fully Skilled Craftsmen including Inspector (Wages Grade),
Foreman and Chargehand Dredging Foreman
General Foreman
Lock-keeper Foreman
Warehousing Foreman (b) I.C.A. No. 728 Staff
(i.e. ex Railway Workshop Staff)—
Wharf Foreman
Working Foreman As scheduled for British Railways
Inspector (Wages Grade)
Compartment Tug Master
Master of Certain Powered Craft (Traffic) operating in estuarial
waters, as agreed by the Central Committee from time to time
(4) HOTELS AND CATERING SERVICES

HOTELS HEADQUARTERS AND REGIONAL OFFICES
Head Hall Porter Messenger, Class A
Head Waiter
Chef de Cuisine CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING STORES
Sous-Chef de Cuisine Head Storesman
Chef or Head Cook
Chefs de Partie CENTRAL CELLARS
Head Cellarman Head Cellarman
Head Plateman
Head Storesman RESTAURANT CAR DEPOTS
 Chef
REFRESHMENT ROOMS
Head Waiter RESTAURANT CAR TRAVELLING STAFF
Chef or Head Cook Conductor
 Cook
ARTISAN STAFF
Chargehand BAKEHOUSES
Skilled Man Head Baker
(5) LONDON TRANSPORT
RAIL OPERATING STAFF MISCELLANEOUS GRADES
Guard (after five years' service in the grade) Estates (continued)Working Foreman

Station Foreman Mechanical Fitter
Relief Station Foreman Plumber
Foreman Ticket Collector, Class 1 Development and Research—
Signalman, Special Class Laboratory Attendant
Signalman, Class 1 Central Distribution Service—
Signalman, Class 2 Chargehand Lorry Driver
Relief Signalman Publicity—Sign Cleaning
Working Foreman (Goods) Supervisor
Motorman Audit—
Driver Stores Checker, Class A
Excess Tester Stores Checker, Class B
ROAD OPERATING STAFF Recruitment—
Driver Conductor Central Buses Usher (Senior)
Trolleybuses Usher
Conductor Country Buses Coaches Welfare—Groundsman
(after five years' service in one or more of the above grades
or on attaining 30 years of age, whichever is the earlier) Head GroundsmanRange WardenCanteen—Head Cook
Driving Instructor Steward, Classes A, B and C
Depot Assistant Food Production Centre—
Breakdown Hand (Trolleybuses) Butcher
Chargehand (Breakdown) Cake Mixer
Depot Clerk (Country Buses and Coaches) at age 30 Dough MakerOven Man
PERMANANT WAY STAFF (RAILWAYS) Kitchen Steward
Ganger (Section) Skilled grades on maintenance
Ganger (Extra Gang) SHOP STAFF
Chainman Civil Engineering—
SIGNALS STAFF (RAILWAYS) Craftsman
Chief Power Signal Lineman Staff who follow outside building trade rates for fully
skilled men
Lineman (Power Signal), Class 1 Permanent Way (Railways and Signals)—
Lineman (Power Signal), Class 2 
Lineman (in gang) Skilled Grades and Chargehands who are themselves skilled

Cable Lineman 
Telephone Lineman Mechanical Engineering (Railways)—
Automatic Telephone Lineman Skilled Grades and Chargehands who are themselves skilled

Special Lineman 
Chargehand, Class 1 Chargehand—Carriage Examiner
Chargehand, Class 2 Chargehand—Carriage Examiner
(Supervising Call Point)
Circuit Installer, Class 1 
COMMERCIAL MANAGER'S STAFF Chargehand—Pump Lineman
Printing Staff—Skilled staff following outside industry
rates Mechanical Engineering (Roads)—
Craftsman
Ticket Office—Chief Porter Leading Hand Craftsmen who are themselves Craftsmen
Punch Works Staff— 
Punch Repairer Unit Adjuster, Central and Country
Leading Hand—Punch Repairer Buses and Trolleybuses
Chargehand—Punch Repairer Sergeant Warden (Chiswick Works)
Harness Maker Leading Fireman
MISCELLANEOUS GRADES ELECTRICAL STAFF—GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTION
Chauffeur (Executive Member's) 
Chauffeur (Officer's) Grades in L.T. Electrical Group 1 X
Estates— Grades in L.T. Electrical Group 1
Head Porter (Chiltern Court) Grades in L.T. Electrical Group 2
Senior Boiler Attendant Chargehand—Turbine House

SECOND SCHEDULE
(Rule 31)


Pension Scheme Type of Benefit Proportion of benefit provided by the Commission

All non-contributory, exgratia, supplementary or supplemental
payments in the form of pensions or lump sums, whether paid under agreement
or rule or by customary practice. All The whole.
G.W.R. Salaried Staff Supplemental Pension Fund. Age Pension To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
G.W.R. Inspectors' and Foremen's Special Pension Fund. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension
Death before or after retirement To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
G.W.R. Locomotive and Carriage Dept. Sick Fund Society.
 Table A Age Pension Death before or after retirement One-eighth
 Table B Age Pension Death before or after retirement Three-eighths
 Table C Age Pension Death before or after retirement One-sixth
Thomas Bantock & Co. Benevolent and Pensions Fund. — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
L.M.S. (L.N.W.) Provident and Pension Society. Scales A & B—Age Pension or Ill-health Pension
 The whole.
 Scale E Age Pension or Ill-health Pension Seven-tenths
 Lump sum on retirementDeath before
or after retirement Two-fifths
L.M.S. (L. & Y.) Pension Fund Society. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension after age 55Ill-health before age 55 Death before or after retirement Three-quarters
L.M.S. (North Staffs.) Friendly Society. Age Pension Four-fifths
L. M. S. Midland Railway Age Pension 
Friendly Society. Death before or after retirement The whole.
L.M.S. (Midland) Voluntary Age Pension 
Supplementary Pension Fund. Death before or after retirement Four-fifths
W.H. Smith & Son's Pension Fund. — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
Frank Mason & Co. Ltd. Staff Pension Scheme. — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
G.E.R. New Pension Fund. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension after age 55 
 Ill-health before age 55 Three-fifths
 Death before or after retirement 
G.E.R. New Pension Supplemental Fund. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension after age 55 
 Ill-health before age 55 Three-fifths
 Death before or after retirement 
G.E.R. Higher Pension Fund. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension after age 55 
 Ill-health before age 55 Three-fifths
 Death before or after retirement 
G.E.R. Employees Sick and Orphan Society. Death before or after retirement One-sixth
G. N. R. Superannuation Fund (Class 1). — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
G. N. R. Superannuation Fund (Class 2) Division A. Death or retirement after age 60 
 Death or retirement before age 60 One-half
G.N.R. Superannuation Age Pension or 
Fund (Class 2) Division B. Ill-health Pension before age 60 One-half
 Death before or after retirement 
N.E.R. Police Superannuation Society. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension after 15 years' membership
 
 Ill-health under 15 years' membership Two-thirds
 Death before or after retirement 
N.E.R. Servants Pension Society. Tables A & B—Age Pension One-eighth
 Supplemental Age Pension The whole.
 Ill-health Pension 
 Death before or after retirement One-eighth
North British Railway Insurance Society. Age Pension or Ill-health Pension 
 Death before or after retirement Three-fifths
L.B. & S.C.R. Pension Fund. Age Pension or 
 Ill-health Pension after age 55 
 Ill-health after age 55 under 20 years' membership 
 Ill-health before age 55 with 20 or more
years' membership 
 Ill-health before age 55 with less than 20 years' membership
 
 Death before or after retirement 
Grand Union (Stevedoring & Wharfage) Co. Ltd. Superannuation
Scheme. — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
Grand Union Canal Carrying Co. Ltd. Superannuation Scheme.
 — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
Thomas Clayton (Paddington) Ltd. Superannuation Scheme.
 — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
Severn Commission Pension and Life Assurance Scheme. — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
Severn Carrying Co. Ltd. Pension and Life Assurance Scheme.
 — To be assessed by the Actuary in individual cases.
