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Superannuation Act 1972 in Northern Ireland

1972 c. 11 · Enacted 1 March 1972 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 30 September 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 6 para. 2repealedJudicial Factors (Scotland) Act 2025 sch. 3 Pt. 1
Sch. 1entry repealedPolice (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 Sch. 6
Sch. 1entry insertedHealth and Social Care Act 2008 Sch. 6 para. 15

An Act to amend the law relating to pensions and other similar benefits payable to or in respect of persons in certain employment; to provide for distribution without proof of title of certain sums due to or in respect of certain deceased persons; to abolish the Civil Service Committee for Northern Ireland; to repeal section 6 of the Appropriation Act 1957; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

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Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

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Power to modify conferred by Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50, SIF 113:1), s. 17(2)(3)(c)

Power to modify conferred (7.2.1994) by Pensions Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), ss. 188-190, Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 17(3)(C); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.12.1993) by S.I. 1993/2714, regs. 9(4)(a), 10.

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Act excluded (S.) (1.2.2000) by 2000 asp 1, s. 10(6), Sch. 2 para. 8(4)(a); S.S.I. 2000/10, art. 2(2)

Act excluded (S.) (8.9.2000) by 2000 asp 10, s. 29, Sch. 4 para. 6(4)(a) (with s. 32); S.S.I. 2000/312, art. 2

Act: for any reference to the Education Assets Board there is substituted (1.10.1998) a reference to the Education Transfer Council by virtue of 1998 c. 31, s. 136; S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I

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Act excluded (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 4(5), 52 (with s. 1); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)

Commencement

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Act not in force at Royal Assent see section 30(4); Act wholly in force at 25.3.1972.

Contents

  1. Persons employed in the civil service, etc.
  2. 1Superannuation schemes as respects civil servants, etc.
  3. 1AList of employments and offices for purposes of section 1(4A)
  4. 2Further provisions relating to schemes under s. 1.
  5. 3Recovery in certain circumstances of payments by way of injury allowances.
  6. 4Payments due to deceased persons.
  7. 5Benefits under civil service superannuation schemes not assignable.
  8. 6Power to repeal or amend Acts, etc.
  9. 8Local Act schemes.
  10. 11Statement of case by Secretary of State.
  11. 12Further provisions as to regulations.
  12. Provisions relating to superannuation of various other persons
  13. 13The Comptroller and Auditor General.
  14. 17Persons employed by general lighthouse authorities, etc. Repealed
  15. 22Pension schemes of various statutory bodies: removal of requirement to obtain Ministerial approval for certain determinations, etc.
  16. 23Section 23
  17. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 26Financial provisions.
  19. 27Dissolution of Civil Service Committee for Northern Ireland. Repealed
  20. 28Certain enactments relating to superannuation of Forestry Commissioners and to declarations required from recipients of certain pensions to cease to have effect.
  21. 29Amendments, savings, transitional provisions and repeals.
  22. 30Short title, construction of references commencement and extent.
  23. Schedule 1: Kinds of Employment, etc., Referred to in Section 1
  24. Museums and Galleries
  25. Royal Commissions and other Commissions
  26. Other Bodies
  27. Offices
  28. Schedule 2: The Existing Civil Service Superannuation Provisions
  29. Part I
  30. Enactments
  31. Part II
  32. Instruments
  33. Paragraph
  34. 1Paragraph 1
  35. 2Paragraph 2
  36. 3Paragraph 3
  37. 4Paragraph 4
  38. 5Paragraph 5
  39. 6Paragraph 6
  40. 7Paragraph 7
  41. 8Paragraph 8
  42. 9Paragraph 9
  43. 10Paragraph 10
  44. 11Paragraph 11
  45. 12Paragraph 12
  46. 13Paragraph 13
  47. Schedule 4Bodies to whom Section 22 relates
  48. Schedule 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  49. Schedule 6: Consequential and Minor Amendments.
  50. Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877.
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. Judicial Factors (Scotland) Act 1889
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. Clerks of Session (Scotland) Regulation Act 1889
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  57. Constabulary (Ireland) Act 1922
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  60. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  61. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  62. Sheriff Courts and Legal Officers (Scotland) Act 1927
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  66. Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1933
  67. 12Paragraph 12
  68. 13, 14Paragraph 13, 14 Repealed
  69. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  70. Land Registration Act 1936
  71. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  72. Superannuation (Various Services) Act 1938
  73. 17Paragraph 17
  74. Scottish Land Court Act 1938
  75. 18Paragraph 18
  76. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947
  77. 19Paragraph 19
  78. 20Paragraph 20
  79. Church Commissioners Measure 1947
  80. 21Paragraph 21
  81. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  82. Police Pensions Act 1948
  83. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  84. Local Government Act 1948
  85. Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948
  86. 25Paragraph 25
  87. 26Paragraph 26
  88. National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1949
  89. 27Paragraph 27
  90. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  91. 29Paragraph 29
  92. Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951
  93. 30Paragraph 30
  94. 31Paragraph 31
  95. 32Paragraph 32
  96. 33Paragraph 33
  97. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  98. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  99. 36, 37Paragraph 36, 37 Repealed
  100. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  101. Covent Garden Market Act 1961
  102. 39Paragraph 39
  103. Trustee Investments Act 1961
  104. 40Paragraph 40
  105. Transport Act 1962
  106. 41Paragraph 41
  107. 42Paragraph 42 Repealed
  108. Water Resources Act 1963
  109. 43Paragraph 43
  110. 44Paragraph 44 Repealed
  111. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  112. Police Act 1964
  113. 46Paragraph 46
  114. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  115. Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964
  116. 48Paragraph 48
  117. 49.—50Paragraph 49.—50 Repealed
  118. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965
  119. 51Paragraph 51
  120. National Insurance Act 1965
  121. 52Paragraph 52 Repealed
  122. 53Paragraph 53 Repealed
  123. Redundancy Payments Act 1965
  124. 54.—55Paragraph 54.—55 Repealed
  125. Superannuation Act 1965
  126. 56Paragraph 56
  127. 57Paragraph 57
  128. 58Paragraph 58
  129. 59Paragraph 59 Repealed
  130. Forestry Act 1967
  131. 60Paragraph 60
  132. 61Paragraph 61
  133. 62Paragraph 62
  134. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  135. 63Paragraph 63
  136. 64Paragraph 64
  137. Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967
  138. 65Paragraph 65
  139. 66Paragraph 66
  140. 67Paragraph 67
  141. Air Corporations Act 1967
  142. 68Paragraph 68 Repealed
  143. 69Paragraph 69 Repealed
  144. Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968
  145. 70Paragraph 70
  146. Rent Act 1968
  147. 71Paragraph 71 Repealed
  148. Vehicle and Driving Licences Act 1969
  149. 72Paragraph 72 Repealed
  150. Post Office Act 1969
  151. 73Paragraph 73 Repealed
  152. 74Paragraph 74 Repealed
  153. Trustee Savings Banks Act 1969
  154. 75.—76Paragraph 75.—76 Repealed
  155. Taxes Management Act 1970
  156. 77Paragraph 77 Repealed
  157. Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970
  158. 78Paragraph 78
  159. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  160. Courts Act 1971
  161. 80Paragraph 80
  162. 81Paragraph 81
  163. Rent (Scotland) Act 1971
  164. 82Paragraph 82
  165. National Savings Bank Act 1971
  166. 83Paragraph 83
  167. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
  168. 84Paragraph 84
  169. 85Paragraph 85
  170. 86Paragraph 86
  171. 87Paragraph 87
  172. 88Paragraph 88
  173. 89Paragraph 89
  174. 90Paragraph 90
  175. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971
  176. 91Paragraph 91 Repealed
  177. Industrial Relations Act 1971
  178. 92Paragraph 92
  179. 93Paragraph 93
  180. 94, 95Paragraph 94, 95 Repealed
  181. 96Paragraph 96 Repealed
  182. Schedule 7: Savings and Transitional Provisions
  183. Provisions relating to civil servants, etc.
  184. 1Paragraph 1
  185. 2Paragraph 2
  186. 3Paragraph 3
  187. 4Paragraph 4
  188. 5Paragraph 5
  189. 1Paragraph 1
  190. 2Paragraph 2
  191. 3Paragraph 3
  192. 4Paragraph 4
  193. 5Paragraph 5
  194. 6Paragraph 6
  195. 7Paragraph 7
  196. 8Paragraph 8
  197. 9Paragraph 9
  198. 10Paragraph 10
  199. 11Paragraph 11
  200. 1Paragraph 1
  201. 2Paragraph 2
  202. 3Paragraph 3
  203. 4Paragraph 4
  204. 5Paragraph 5
  205. 6Paragraph 6
  206. 6Paragraph 6
  207. 7Paragraph 7
  208. 8Paragraph 8
  209. 9Paragraph 9
  210. Provisions relating to other persons
  211. 10Paragraph 10
  212. 11Paragraph 11
  213. 13Paragraph 13
  214. Provisions relating to certain rules
  215. 14Paragraph 14
  216. 15Paragraph 15
  217. Schedule 8Repeals