# The Pensions Increase (Civil Service Compensation Scheme 1994) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1680 · made 3 July 1995

These Regulations apply the provisions of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 to any pensions payable under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme 1994 (being a superannuation scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 by virtue of section 2(2) of that Act). Section 5(4) of the 1971 Act confers power to provide for increases to take effect retrospectively. Regulation 4 permits increases in respect of any pension beginning on or after 1st January 1995.

Made under: Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (Section 5)

## Introductory text

PENSIONS
Made 3rd July 1995
Laid before Parliament 4th July 1995
Coming into force 25th July 1995
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(2) and (4) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 and now vested in them, hereby make the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Civil Service Compensation Scheme 1994) Regulations 1995, and shall come into force on 25th July 1995.

## 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971;
“pension” means a pension within the meaning of the 1971 Act;
“the scheme” means the Civil Service Compensation Scheme 1994.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act.

## 3 Pension to which the 1971 Act will apply

The 1971 Act shall have effect in relation to any pensions payable under the scheme (being a scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 by virtue of section 2(2) of that Act) as if they were pensions specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act.

## 4 Date from which increases of pension are to have effect

Any increase of pension payable by virtue of these Regulations shall take effect in respect of any pension beginning on or after 1st January 1995.

## Signature

Andrew Mitchell
Derek Conway
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
3rd July 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations apply the provisions of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 to any pensions payable under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme 1994 (being a superannuation scheme made under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 by virtue of section 2(2) of that Act). Section 5(4) of the 1971 Act confers power to provide for increases to take effect retrospectively. Regulation 4 permits increases in respect of any pension beginning on or after 1st January 1995.

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