# The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012, Paragraph 11: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Schedule—
“1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;
“Contracted-out Beneficiary” means a beneficiary under the RMSPS who, but for the transfers, amendments and discharge under articles 5, 7 and 11 of this Order, would at any time have had rights and entitlements under the RMPP to or in respect of GMPs or section 9(2B) rights (or both);
“Contracting-out Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996;
“earner” has the meaning given in the 1993 Act;
“GMP” means the guaranteed minimum pension of a member, widow, widower or surviving civil partner as defined in section 8(2) of the 1993 Act;
“predecessor scheme” means any occupational pension scheme from which rights and entitlements in respect of GMPs and section 9(2B) rights were transferred to the RMPP before the qualifying time;
“relevant earner” means the following:
(a)in relation to a Contracted-out Beneficiary who is a member of the RMSPS, that member; and
(b)in relation to a Contracted-out Beneficiary who is not a member of the RMSPS, the member of the RMPP or RMSPS in respect of whom the Contracted-out Beneficiary has rights and entitlements to or in respect of GMPs or section 9(2B) rights (or both); and
“section 9(2B) rights” has the meaning given in the Contracting-out Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/687/schedule/4/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-11
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