# The Water Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Regulations 1989, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations –
“the 1989 Act” means the Water Act 1989;
“former water authority” means any of the following bodies –
The Upper Tame Main Drainage Authority;
The Derwent Valley Water Board;
The Durham County Water Board;
The Fylde Water Board;
The Staffordshire Potteries Water Board;
The West Lancashire Water Board;
The Wirral Water Board; and
The Metropolitan Water Board;
“pension” includes an allowance or gratuity and a payment by way of an increase in a pension or by way of compensation for loss of office or for any other reason; and
“preserved” in relation to any pension means a pension to which a person has become entitled but which has not become payable at the transfer date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1161/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-reorganisation-pensions-etc-regulations-1989/regulation-2
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