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Pensions Measure 1997

1997 ukcm 1 · Enacted 21 March 1997 · Extends to England

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A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to make further provision in relation to pensions and related benefits for certain persons who are or have been in the service of the Church of England and their widows, widowers and dependants.

[21st March 1997]F1

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Measure extends to the provinces of Canterbury and York except the Channel Islands, see s. 11(2)(3)

Contents

  1. General provisions as to pension schemes
  2. 1Past service and funded schemes. Repealed
  3. 2Funded Scheme Rules. Repealed
  4. Funded scheme
  5. 3Establishment of pensions fund. Repealed
  6. 4Contributions to pensions fund. Repealed
  7. Church Commissioners
  8. 5Liability of Commissioners. Repealed
  9. 6Transitional grants by Commissioners for funded scheme. Repealed
  10. 7Application of capital. Repealed
  11. Pensions Board
  12. 8Constitution of Board. Repealed
  13. Miscellaneous
  14. 9Interpretation. Repealed
  15. 10Amendments and repeals.
  16. 11Citation, commencement and extent.
  17. Schedule 1: Minor and consequential amendments
  18. Part I: Amendments to Measures
  19. Church Commissioners Measure 1947
  20. 1Paragraph 1
  21. 2Paragraph 2
  22. 3Paragraph 3
  23. Clergy Pensions Measure 1961
  24. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  25. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  26. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  27. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  28. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  29. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  30. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  31. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  32. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  33. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  34. Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1967
  35. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  36. Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972
  37. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  38. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  39. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  40. Deaconesses and Lay Workers (Pensions) Measure 1980
  41. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  42. Part II: Amendments to Instruments
  43. Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988
  44. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  45. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  46. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  47. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  48. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  49. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  50. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  51. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  52. Church of England Pensions (Lump Sum Payments) Rules 1988
  53. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  54. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  55. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  56. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  57. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  58. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  59. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  60. Schedule 2: Repeals and Revocations Repealed
  61. IRepeals Repealed
  62. IIRevocations Repealed

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2Funded Scheme Rules.F1

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3Establishment of pensions fund.F1

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4Contributions to pensions fund.F1

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5Liability of Commissioners.F1

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6Transitional grants by Commissioners for funded scheme.F1

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7Application of capital.F1

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8Constitution of Board.F1

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10Amendments and repeals.

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The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Measure shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule, being minor amendments or amendments consequential on the preceding provisions of this Measure.

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11Citation, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Measure may be cited as the Pensions Measure 1997 and this Measure may be cited with the Church of England (Pensions) Measures 1961 to 1988 as the Church of England (Pensions) Measures 1961 to 1997.

P1(2)

This Measure shall come into force on such day as the Archbishops of Canterbury and York may jointly appoint.

(3)

This Measure shall extend to the whole of the provinces of Canterbury and York except the Channel Islands, but the provisions thereof may be applied to the Channel Islands as defined in the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measures 1931 and 1957, or either of them, in accordance with those Measures.

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The M1Church Commissioners Measure 1947 shall have effect subject to the following amendments.

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In section 6 after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

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Before making any recommendation under subsection (3)(b) above the Assets Committee shall obtain the advice of an actuary as to the likely effect of adopting the recommendation on the Commissioners’ financial position as a whole and shall have regard to that advice; and the Commissioners shall ensure that a summary of such advice is included in their annual report under section 12 of this Measure.

For the purposes of this subsection “actuary” means a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries or of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland, not being a Church Commissioner or a member of the staff of the Commissioners, and includes a firm of actuaries.”.

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In section 10(6) after the words “general fund, and" there shall be inserted the words “ , subject to section 7 of the Pensions Measure 1997 (which relates to the use of capital funds) ”.

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