Schedule AMENDMENTS TO THE MINEWORKERS' PENSION SCHEME

(1)

After the definition of “the Ancillary Workers Scheme” the following definitions shall be inserted—

““Appointing Union” means an Eligible Union which for the time being has the power to appoint members of the Committee of Management by virtue of the provisions of Clause 21 of the Scheme.”;

““Appointment Date” means 1st April in any year and the first Appointment Date shall be 1st April 1988.”.

(2)

In the definition of “Branch Secretary” for the words “the Union” shall be substituted the words “the Eligible Unions”.

(3)

After the definition of “Contributions Equivalent Premium” the following definitions shall be inserted—

““the Corporation” means the British Coal Corporation.”;

““the Corporation’s Records” means the records of contributing members of Trade Unions (including the Eligible Unions) employed by the Corporation and Subsidiaries which are held by the Corporation and Subsidiaries and prepared on the basis of instructions given by the relevant employees being records such that any employee is entitled from time to time to require that he be informed of the Eligible Union, if any, to which he is attributed as a member and if he so thinks fit by written notice to require an attribution to be changed, removed or made.”.

(4)

After the definition of “Eligible Employment” the following definition shall be inserted—

““Eligible Unions” means the National Union of Mineworkers and the Union of Democratic Mineworkers; and references to “Eligible Union” shall be construed accordingly.”.

(5)

After the definition of “Relative” the following definitions shall be inserted—

““Relevant Members” means contributing members of an Eligible Union who are in Eligible Employment and are members of the Scheme.”;

““Relevant Time” means, in the case of employees paid weekly, the end of the last period of seven days by reference to which an employee’s remuneration is normally calculated in which all weekdays (Mondays to Fridays inclusive) fall in October or, in the case of other employees, the end of October in any year.”.

(6)

After the definition of “the Rules” the following definition shall be inserted—

““Rules Amendment Committee” means the Rules Amendment Committee constituted under Clause 38.”.

(7)

In the definition of “the Secretary” there shall be inserted—

(i)

after the words “or continuing joint Secretary” the words “or joint Secretaries”, and

(ii)

after the words “the Committee of Management” where they first occur the words “and the Rules Amendment Committee”.