Regulation 23 Local government reorganisation

in regulation 1(2)—

by substituting for regulation 3(1)—

“(1)

This regulation applies to a person—

(a)

who becomes entitled to a retirement pension under regulation E2(1)(b)(iii) of the Superannuation regulations by virtue of the competent authority’s certifying under regulation E2(4)(a) of those regulations that he has ceased to hold his employment by reason of redundancy, or

(b)

who the competent authority are satisfied would be so entitled (but for a relevant disqualification) on the relevant assumptions, unless he elects, by notice given in writing to the authority within 13 weeks of him being notified by the authority that they are so satisfied, that this regulation should not apply to him.”;

in regulation 3(4), by inserting after the words “which is” the words “, or (as the case may be) would be,”; and

in regulation 4(2)(b), by inserting after the words “does not apply” the words “(whether by virtue of an election under regulation 3(1)(b) or otherwise)”.