Article 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the European Parliament (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 25th June 2003, but articles 4 to 6 shall have effect from 1st April 2001.

In this Order, “the principal Order” means the European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Order 1994^f1, and other expressions shall have the same meaning as in the principal Order.