Chairman of a Select Committeemeans the Chairman of a select committee appointed under Standing Order no. 152 (select committees related to government departments), the Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee, the Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, the Chairman of the Select Committee on Public Administration, the Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Human Rights or the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;”
contracted-out schememeans an occupational scheme which is for the time being specified in a contracting-out certificate issued by the Inland Revenue under regulations made in accordance with section 7 of the 1993 Act;”
contributions equivalent premiumhas the same meaning as in section 55(2) of the 1993 Act;”
guaranteed minimum pensionhas the same meaning as in section 8(2) of the 1993 Act;”
office holderhas the meaning assigned to it by regulation C3(3) and by virtue of regulation C3(3A) shall be deemed to include a participating Member who is entitled to receive a salary as a Chairman of a Select Committee;”
pensionable agehas the same meaning as in section 181 of the 1993 Act as it relates to guaranteed minimum pensions.”
period of tenure of a qualifying officemeans, in relation to a Chairman of a Select Committee, any continuous period beginning on or after 26th November 2003 for which a participating Member is entitled to receive a salary as a Chairman of a Select Committee.”
Principal Regulationsmeans the Parliamentary Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1993.
qualifying personmeans— a any person who is entitled to receive a pension under regulation F1 or regulation F3 (including an early retirement pension or an ill-health pension by virtue of Part H or Part J), b any woman who has attained pensionable age and who would be entitled to receive a pension under regulation F1 or regulation F3 but for the fact only that she has not attained the age of sixty-five years, c subject to paragraph (4) below, any person who would be entitled to receive a pension under regulation F1 or regulation F3 but for the fact that the person is— i a Member of the House of Commons or an office holder, and ii a participating Member or office holder, and iii in the cas
salarymeans— (a) in relation to a participating office holder (other than the Chairman of a Select Committee), the annual amount payable to him as an office holder in respect of his tenure of that office;
the 1993 Actmeans the Pension Schemes Act 1993;
the 1995 Actmeans the Pensions Act 1995;”