Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act of 1937” means the Local Government Superannuation Act 1937;

• “the Act of 1971” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971;

• “the Act of 1972” means the Superannuation Act 1972;

• “average remuneration”, in relation to a person, means the annual average of the remuneration of his employment as assessed for the purposes of calculating the employer's superannuation contribution during the last 3 years of his reckonable service;

• “the civil service pension scheme” means the principal civil service pension scheme within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 1972 and for the time being in force;

• “contributory employee” means a contributory employee within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Act of 1937 to whom the provisions of the Local Government Superannuation (Benefits) Regulations 1954^f1 (other than regulation 17) apply;

• “dependant”, in relation to a woman, means a person who is to the satisfaction of the relevant local authority wholly or mainly supported by that woman and who either has not attained the age of 16 years or is receiving full-time instruction at an educational establishment or is undergoing training for a trade, profession or vocation in such circumstances that he is required to devote the whole of his time to that training for a period of not less than 2 years;

• “Health Service Regulations” means the National Health Service (Superannuation) Regulations 1961^f2;

• “local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 40 of the Act of 1937;

• “minimum pensionable age”, in relation to a person, means the earliest age at which he could have become entitled to receive a pension (other than a pension payable consequent on physical or mental infirmity) if in his employment he had been a contributory employee;

• “reckonable service”, in relation to a person, has the meaning assigned to it by Schedule 1 to these regulations;

• “relevant local authority”, in relation to a person, means the local authority by whom an amount will be payable under regulation 6 hereof if the conditions set out in regulation 4 are satisfied;

• “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for the Environment;

• “superannuation scheme” means the Federated Superannuation Scheme for Nurses and Hospital Officers and any other scheme approved by the Minister for the Civil Service for the purposes of section 13 of the Act of 1971.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to any enactment or regulation specified in Schedule 2 to these regulations or any provision thereof shall be construed as a reference to that enactment, those regulations or that provision as having effect by virtue of paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 7 to the Act of 1972.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to any enactment or regulations shall be construed as a reference to that enactment or those regulations as amended or extended by any other enactment or regulations.

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.