Superannuation Act 1972 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Superannuation Act 1972

The Minister for the Civil Service may run pension and benefit schemes for covered persons, but must consult affected representatives before making a scheme and must lay certain schemes before Parliament.

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The Minister for the Civil Service may run pension and benefit schemes for covered persons, but must consult affected representatives before making a scheme and must lay certain schemes before Parliament. The Secretary of State must consult representative metropolitan civil staff before making certain regulations and must lay those regulations before Parliament before they take effect. The provision also gives the Conservators and Catchment Board powers and requires pension-style payments for eligible persons. This provision preserves certain pension, allowance, gratuity, and superannuation arrangements despite repeals, and treats many old references and actions as continuing under the corresponding new scheme or regulations. This segment is mainly an amendment history for Schedule 1, listing how offices and other bodies were added, substituted, extended, modified, or repealed over time. This text records amendment history for Schedule 1, showing entries and words being inserted or omitted over time.