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3 After section 1 there is inserted—

1A List of employments and offices for purposes of section 1(4A)

(1) The Minister may specify an employment or office in a list produced
for the purposes of section 1(4A) if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies in
5relation to the employment or office.

(2) This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

(a) at any time on or after the commencement of this section, the
employment or office ceases to be of a kind mentioned in
section 1(4), and

(b) 10immediately before that time persons serving in the
employment or office are, or are eligible to be, members of a
scheme under section 1 by virtue of section 1(4).

(3) This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

(a) at any time before the commencement of this section, the
15employment or office ceased to be of a kind mentioned in
section 1(4), and

(b) at that time persons serving in the employment or office
ceased to be members of a scheme under section 1 or to be
eligible for membership of such a scheme.

(4) 20This subsection applies to an employment or office if—

(a) it is of a description prescribed by regulations, and

(b) the Minister determines that it is appropriate for it to be
specified for the purposes of section 1(4A).

(5) The power to specify an employment or office in reliance on
25subsection (4) may be exercised so as to have retrospective effect.

(6) The Minister—

(a) may at any time amend a list produced under this section,
and

(b) must publish the list (and any amendments to it).

(7) 30The published list must comply with such requirements, and contain
such information, as may be prescribed by regulations.

(8) Regulations made under this section must be made by the Minister
by statutory instrument; and an instrument containing such
regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of
35either House of Parliament.

Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (1972/1073 (N.I. 10))

4 The Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 is amended as follows.

5 In Article 3 (superannuation schemes as respects civil servants, etc), after
paragraph (3) there is inserted—

(3A) 40This Article also applies to persons serving in employment or in an
office, not being service in employment or in an office of a kind
mentioned in paragraph (3), where the employment or office is
specified in a list produced for the purposes of this paragraph (see
Article 3A).

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6 After Article 3 there is inserted—

3A List of employments and offices for purposes of Article 3(3A)

(1) The Department may specify an employment or office in a list
produced for the purposes of Article 3(3A) if paragraph (2), (3) or (4)
5applies in relation to the employment or office.

(2) This paragraph applies to an employment or office if—

(a) at any time on or after the commencement of this Article, the
employment or office ceases to be of a kind mentioned in
Article 3(3), and

(b) 10immediately before that time persons serving in the
employment or office are, or are eligible to be, members of a
scheme under Article 3 by virtue of Article 3(3).

(3) This paragraph applies to an employment or office if—

(a) at any time before the commencement of this Article, the
15employment or office ceased to be of a kind mentioned in
Article 3(3), and

(b) at that time persons serving in the employment or office
ceased to be members of a scheme under Article 3 or to be
eligible for membership of such a scheme.

(4) 20This paragraph applies to an employment or office if—

(a) it is of a description prescribed by regulations, and

(b) the Department determines that it is appropriate for it to be
specified for the purposes of Article 3(3A).

(5) The power to specify an employment or office in reliance on
25paragraph (4) may be exercised so as to have retrospective effect.

(6) The Department—

(a) may at any time amend a list produced under this Article,
and

(b) must publish the list (and any amendments to it).

(7) 30The published list must comply with such requirements, and contain
such information, as may be prescribed by regulations.

(8) Regulations made under this Article are subject to negative
resolution.

Section 28(1)

SCHEDULE 10 35Public bodies whose pension schemes must be closed

1 Arts and Humanities Research Council.

2 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

3 Civil Nuclear Police Authority.

4 Commissioners of Irish Lights.

5 40Economic and Social Research Council.

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6 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

7 Natural Environment Research Council.

8 Northern Lighthouse Board.

9 Science and Technology Facilities Council.

10 5Secret Intelligence Service.

11 Security Service.

12 Technology Strategy Board.

13 Trinity House Lighthouse Service.

14 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

Section 30

10SCHEDULE 11 Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Commons Speaker

Extension of MPs’ and Ministerial pension schemes

1 (1) Schedule 6 to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
(parliamentary and other pensions) is amended as follows.

(2) 15Paragraph 12(2) to (5) (exclusion from MPs’ scheme of persons with service
as Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister or Commons Speaker) is repealed.

(3) In paragraph 16 (Ministers’ etc pension scheme)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (b) there is inserted—

(ba) Lord Chancellor,

(bb) 20Speaker of the House of Commons,;

(b) sub-paragraph (3) (exclusion from scheme of persons with service as
Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister or Commons Speaker) is repealed.

2 In section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991
(grants to persons ceasing to hold ministerial and other offices), in
25subsection (6)—

(a) in paragraph (a), “, other than that of Prime Minister and First Lord
of the Treasury,” is repealed;

(b) after paragraph (ba) there is inserted—

(bb) the office of Lord Chancellor;

(bc) 30the office of Speaker of the House of Commons;.

Closure of existing arrangements

3 The Lord Chancellor’s Pension Act 1832 is repealed.

4 Sections 26 to 28 of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 (pensions
of Prime Minister, Commons Speaker and Lord Chancellor etc) are repealed.

5 35In the Judicial Pensions Act 1981—

(a) in section 16 (application and interpretation of Part 2 of Act), in the
Table, the entry relating to the office of Lord Chancellor is repealed;

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(b) section 26 (references to retirement, in relation to Lord Chancellor, to
be read as resignation from office) is repealed.

6 The provisions listed in the following table (which includes spent
provisions) are repealed—

Act 5Extent of repeal
Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
(c. 56)
In Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 to 3.
Parliamentary and other
Pensions Act 1972 (c. 48)
Sections 31, 36 and 37.
Ministerial and other Pensions
and Salaries Act 1991 (c. 5)
Section 1.
Parliamentary and other
Pensions Act 1987 (c. 45)
10In Schedule 3, paragraph 4.
Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) Section 170.
Civil Partnership Act 2004
(c. 33)
In Schedule 25, paragraph 3.
Constitutional Reform and
Governance Act 2010 (c. 25)
In Schedule 6, paragraphs 36 and 37.

Saving

7 15This Schedule does not have effect in relation to any term of service as Prime
Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chancellor, or Speaker of the
House of Commons beginning before the day on which section 30 comes
into force.

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