Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 1st September 2009.

(3)

The definition of “the Principal Regulations” in paragraph (5), and regulation 14 have effect from 6th April 2006.

(4)

Regulation 11 has effect from 1st October 2008.

(5)

In these Regulations—

“office holder” and “participant” have the meanings set out in regulation A2^f1 of the Principal Regulations; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the Parliamentary Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1993^f2.

(6)

The amendments to the Principal Regulations provided for in regulations 2 to 10, 13 and 15 have effect only in relation to a person who is in service as a Member of the House of Commons or as an office holder on or after 1st September 2009.

(7)

The amendments to the Principal Regulations provided for in regulations 2 to 4, 7 to 10, 13 and 15 do not have effect in relation to a person (“P”) who—

(a)

applies for an ill-health pension in accordance with regulation J1(3) of the Principal Regulations and receives notice from the Trustees before 31st May 2009 notifying P that P is entitled to receive an ill-health pension payable from the time specified in P’s application, and

(b)

ceases to be a participant at or before the time specified in P’s application.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The definition of “office holder” in regulation A2 was substituted by regulation 2(h) of S.I. 2004/2416.
f2: S.I. 1993/3253, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/2867, S.I. 1996/2406, S.I. 2001/2649, S.I. 2002/1807, S.I. 2004/2416, S.I. 2005/887, S.I. 2006/920.