- affirmative procedure
means—
- armed forces
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- body
includes an unincorporated body or organisation of persons (for example, a committee or board of trustees);
- career average revalued earnings scheme
has the meaning given in section 8(4);
- civil servants
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- civil service scheme
means a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972.”
- compensation benefits
means benefits by way of compensation for loss of office or employment;
- deferred pension age
has the meaning given in section 10(5);
- earnings
includes any remuneration or profit derived from an employment;
- employer representatives
means persons appointed to the board for the purpose of representing employers for the scheme and any connected scheme;
- existing scheme
means a scheme listed in Schedule 5 (whether made before or after this section comes into force).
- fire and rescue workers
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- health service workers
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- health services
means services specified in scheme regulations.
- injury benefits
means benefits by way of compensation for incapacity or death as a result of injury or illness;
- judiciary
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- legislation
means primary or secondary legislation;
- local authority
means— (a) a local authority in England and Wales within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, or (b) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc.
- local government service
means service specified in scheme regulations.
- local government workers
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- member representatives
means persons appointed to the board for the purpose of representing members of the scheme and any connected scheme.
- members of a police force
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- negative procedure
means—
- new public body pension scheme
means a public body pension scheme established after the coming into force of this section.
- normal pension age
has the meaning given in section 10(5);
- occupational defined contributions scheme
means a defined contributions scheme (within the meaning given by section 4 of the Pension Schemes Act 2015) that is an occupational pension scheme within the meaning of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (see section 1 of that Act);
- pension board
has the meaning given by section 5(8);
- pension scheme
means a scheme for the payment of pensions or other benefits to or in respect of persons with service of a particular description;
- pensionable public service
means service which is pensionable service in relation to—
- pensions legislation
has the same meaning as in section 13.”
- personal pension scheme
has the same meaning as in the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (see section 1 of that Act);
- primary legislation
means an Act, Act of the Scottish Parliament, Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales or Northern Ireland legislation;
- protected period
means the period beginning with the coming into force of this section and ending with 31 March 2040;
- public authority
means— (a) a Minister of the Crown (as defined by section 8 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975), (b) a statutory body or the holder of a statutory office, or (c) a person exercising a statutory function;
- public body pension scheme
means a scheme (other than an existing scheme or a scheme established under section 18A of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993) established by a public authority for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of members or staff of a statutory body or the holder of a statutory office;
- relevant Agency scheme
means regulations under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 which relate to staff of the Secret Intelligence Service or Security Service;
- relevant LSC scheme
means a scheme made or treated as made under paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 to the Access to Justice Act 1999;
- relevant national authority
means—
- relevant old scheme
means a career average revalued earnings scheme (within the meaning of the 2013 Act) to which section 18(1) or 31(2) of that Act applies (restriction of benefits under existing schemes);
- relevant pensions legislation
means— a the enactments constituting “pensions legislation” within the meaning of section 90, and b sections 5(4) (pension board: conflicts of interest and representation), 6 (pension board: information), 14 (information about benefits) and 16 (records) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. 9 Sections 91 and 92 make provision about the procedure to be followed when a code of practice is issued or revoked under this section.”
- scheme
includes arrangements of any description;
- scheme advisory board
has the meaning given by section 7(6);
- scheme information
means information about the scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it.
- scheme regulations
has the meaning given in section 1(4);
- secondary legislation
means an instrument made under primary legislation;
- stakeholder pension scheme
means a scheme which is a stakeholder pension scheme for the purposes of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (see section 1 of that Act).
- state pension age
has the meaning given in section 10(5);
- statutory function
means a function conferred by any legislation;
- statutory pension scheme
means— (a) a pension scheme which is established by or under any legislation, and (b) a public body pension scheme which is not so established;
- statutory provision
means any provision contained in an Act or in any instrument made under an Act (including an Act or instrument passed or made after the coming into force of this subsection).”
- teachers
has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- the 2013 Act
means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.”
- the appropriate legislature
means— (a) Parliament, where the responsible authority is the Secretary of State, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Lord Chancellor;
- the armed forces
means the naval, military and air forces of the Crown.
- the judiciary
means holders of an office specified in an order made by—
- Treasury directions
means directions given by the Treasury;
- Treasury order
means an order made by the Treasury;
- Treasury regulations
means regulations made by the Treasury.