Explanatory note

Section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 (“the Act”) permits the Minister for the Civil Service to make schemes which make provision for pensions and other benefits in respect of civil servants and persons serving in an employment or office listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme, the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, the Partnership Pension Account Death Benefit Scheme, the Partnership Pension Account Ill Health Benefit Scheme the Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme and the Unregistered Death Benefits Scheme are schemes which have been made under section 1 of the Act.

This Order adds employment by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights, the Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland, the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, the Trustees of the Independent Living Fund 2006 and the Local Better Regulation Office to employments currently listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.

This Order also adds the office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner to those listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.

The addition of these employments and offices to Schedule 1 to the Act makes the persons serving in the employments or offices eligible to be members of the schemes made under section 1 of the Act, subject to the rules of those schemes.

Employment by the Trustees of the Independent Living (Extension) Fund and the Independent Living (1993) Fund, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and The Pensions Compensation Board is removed from those listed in Schedule 1 to the Act. The Order also removes the office of Chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from Schedule 1 to the Act.

The changes to Schedule 1 to the Act made by this Order have effect from dates that are before the date this Order is made. This is authorised by section 1(8)(a) of the Act.