
1978 No. 289
PENSIONS
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978
Made 1st March 1978
Laid before Parliament 9th March 1978
Coming into Operation 30th March 1978
The Secretary of State for Social Services and the Minister for the Civil Service in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 51(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1973 and section 66(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being of the opinion that the occupational pension schemes referred to in the Schedule to these regulations ought to be treated as public service pension schemes for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of Parts III and IV of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and after considering the report of the Occupational Pensions Board on the draft submitted to them, hereby jointly make the following regulations:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 1978, and shall come into operation on 30th March 1978.
(2) Expressions in these regulations have the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1973 or, as the case may be, the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.
(3) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of these regulations as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Schemes to be treated as public service pension schemes
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The occupational pension schemes the names of which are set out in the Schedule to these regulations shall be treated for the purposes of Part II of the Social Security Act 1973 and of  Parts III, IV and IVA of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975  as public service pension schemes.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
Stanley Orme
Minister for Social Security
Department of Health and Social Security
Given under the official seal of the Minister for the Civil Service on 1st March 1978.
C.R. Morris
Minister of State Civil Service Department

SCHEDULE


 Army Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1974
 Royal Air Force Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1974
 House of Commons Staff Pension Scheme
 House of Lords Staff Pension Scheme
 National Consumer Council Staff Pension Scheme
 National Institute of Agricultural Botany Superannuation Scheme 1975
 East European Trade Council Pension Scheme
 Committee for Middle East Trade Pension Scheme
 ...
 British Overseas Trade Group for Israel Pension Scheme
 The Church Commissioners' Superannuation Scheme
 City of London Judges Occupational Pension Scheme
 Crown Agents Superannuation Scheme
 Sir John Soane's Museum Superannuation Scheme
 Royal Navy and Royal Marines Sports Control Board Superannuation Scheme 1977
 Community Industry Superannuation Scheme 1977
 Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board Pension Scheme;
 The pension arrangement between the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection and the Chairman of the National Consumer Council, Michael James Shanks;
 The pension arrangement between the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection and the Vice-Chairman of the National Consumer Council, Joan Edith Macintosh;
 British Council Superannuation Scheme;
 Schools Council Superannuation Scheme
 House of Commons
Refreshment Department Pension Scheme
 Latin American Trade Advisory Group Pension Scheme;
 China-Britain Trade Group Pension Scheme;
 Great Britain-China Centre Staff Pension Scheme
