Regulation 21 Rent Officers

In regulation 131, after paragraph (9), insert the following—

“(9A)

A person who has been appointed as a rent officer in England in pursuance of a scheme under section 63 of the Rent Act 1977^f1 must be treated after 30th September 1999 as being in employment with the London Pensions Fund Authority.

(9B)

This paragraph applies to a person who—

(a)

was, or was eligible to be, an active member of the Scheme on 30th September 1999 by reason of his appointment as a rent officer; and

(b)

is appointed on or after 1st October 1999 as a rent officer in England by the Secretary of State in pursuance of his powers under the Administration of the Rent Officer Service (England) Order 1999^f2

without a break in the continuity of the appointment referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

(9C)

For the purposes of paragraph (9B), “a break in the continuity of appointment” means a period of more than one month when the person was not appointed as a rent officer.

(9D)

A person to whom paragraph (9B) applies is eligible to remain or become a member of the Scheme and must be treated as being in employment with the London Pensions Fund Authority.”.