Article 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2010.

This Order comes into force on 1st May 2010 but articles 2 to 5 and 8(3) have effect from 14th July 2009.

In this Order—

• “participant” has the meaning set out in article 2(1) of the Principal Order; and

• “the Principal Order” means the European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Order 1994^f1.

The amendments to the Principal Order provided for in articles 5(2), 6, 8(3) and 9 have effect only in relation to a person who is a participant on or after the date this Order comes into force.