# The British Transport Docks Board (Alteration of Pension Schemes) Order 1970, Article 4: Alterations in the terms of the Male Wages Grades Scheme


(1) This Article shall apply to the Male Wages Grades Scheme.
(2) Any person in the service who is a member of the Male Wages Grades Scheme and who becomes a member of the New Fund on or after the 14th September 1970 shall, on becoming such a member, cease to be a member of the Male Wages Grades Scheme.
(3) The terms of the Male Wages Grades Scheme which require persons to become members of Section B of that Scheme shall not apply to—
(a) any person referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article, or
(b) any other person who becomes a member of the New Fund on or after the 14th September 1970.
(4) A person who becomes a member of the New Fund on or after the 14th September 1970 shall at all times after becoming a member thereof be ineligible for membership of either Section A or Section B of the Male Wages Grades Scheme.
(5) Where a person ceases to be a member of the Male Wages Grades Scheme under the foregoing provisions of this Article, the New Fund shall be credited with a sum equal to the contributions paid by such person to the Male Wages Grades Scheme.
(6) Where under the foregoing provisions of this Article a person who has a right of re-admission to the Male Wages Grades Scheme becomes ineligible for membership thereof, that right of re-admission shall terminate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1299/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-transport-docks-board-alteration-of-pension-schemes-order-1970/article-4
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