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PENSIONS (INCREASE) ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 17

Short title

17. This Act may be cited as the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland)
1971.

[Note:The year to be taken is that in which the pension is, under
section 8(2), to be treated as beginning.]

1. A pension payable under section 1 of the Ministerial Offices Act (Northern
Ireland) 1952.

[1A. A pension payable under Part II of the Ministerial Salaries and Members'
Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.]

[1B. A pension payable under section 15 of the Ministerial Salaries and
Members' Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.]

[1C. The pension payable under Mr. Speaker Stronge's Retirement Act (Northern
Ireland) 1969].

[1D. The pension payable under Mr. Speaker Neill's Retirement (Northern
Ireland) Order 1973.]

[1E. A pension payable under Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Assembly
(Presiding Officer's Pension) Order 1975.]

[1F. A pension payable under Article 9 or 10 of the Assembly Pensions
(Northern Ireland) Order 1976.]

2. A pension payable under the Superannuation Acts (Northern Ireland) 1967 and
1969 [or under a scheme made under Article 3 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972, being the principal civil service pension scheme within
the meaning of Article 4 of that Order.]

3. A pension payable under the National School Teachers (Ireland) Act 1879, or
a superannuation scheme made under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1923
(whether as originally enacted or as applied by Order in Council), or under
the Teachers (Superannuation) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1950 to 1967 [or payable
under regulations made under Article 11 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972] [or under the Teachers Superannuation Regulations
(Northern Ireland) 1972.]

This paragraph does not include any part of an annual allowance that is
payable by virtue of an election made under section 12(1) of the Teachers
(Superannuation) (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1956 [ or under any
provision of regulations made under the said Article 11 which corresponds to
the said section 12(1).]

[3A. A pension payable to or in respect of a teacher under regulations made
under Article 19 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972
(compensation for loss of employment, etc.).]

Paras.4,5 rep. by 1975 NI 15 art.74(2) sch.6

6. A pension payable by the Ministry of Health and Social Services in
pursuance of regulations made under section 64 of the National Insurance Act
(Northern Ireland) 1946, or a pension payable by virtue of regulations made
under section 1 of the Superannuation (Special Provisions) Act (Northern
Ireland) 1948, not being a pension specified in paragraph 2.

7. A pension payable by the Ministry of Health and Social Services in
pursuance of regulations made under section 67 of, and Schedule 8 to, the
Health Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1971, or a pension payable by that
Ministry under section 24 of, or in pursuance of regulations made under
section 61 of, the Health Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 [or in
pursuance of regulations made under Article 12 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972].

[7A. A pension payable to or in respect of a person in relation to whom
regulations may be made under Article 12 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972, being a pension payable under regulations made under
Article 19 of that Order (compensation for loss of employment, etc.).]

8. A pension payable by the Ministry of Finance under section 33 of the
Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949.

Paras.9,10 rep. by 1975 NI 15 art.74(2) sch.6

11. The pension payable under section 75 of the Transport Act (Northern
Ireland) 1967 to the former chairman of the Transport Tribunal for Northern
Ireland.

[12. A pension payable under paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security
(Northern Ireland) Act 1975.]

[12A. A pension payable by way of compensation under regulations made under
section 4 of the Public Expenditure and Receipts Act (Northern Ireland) 1968.]

[12B. A pension payable by a government department by way of such compensation
as is mentioned in section 8(1)(b).

[12C. A pension payable by a government department under any of the enactments
set out in the Second Schedule to the Local Government (Superannuation) Act
(Northern Ireland) 1950.]

13. A pension payable by any local authority solely in respect of local
government service, not being a pension specified in paragraph 14 or
paragraph 15.

14. A pension payable under any regulations or scheme made in pursuance of the
provisions of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act (Northern Ireland)
1950 [or any regulations made under Article 9 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972], not being a pension specified in paragraph 13.

[14A. A pension payable to or in respect of a person in relation to whom
regulations may be made under Article 9 of the Superannuation (Northern
Ireland) Order 1972, being a pension payable under regulations made under
Article 19 of that Order (compensation for loss of employment, etc.).]

15. A pension payable under any enactment by a local authority in respect of a
service in a fire brigade or in respect of service which by or under any
enactment is treated as service in a fire brigade, not being a pension
specified in paragraph 16.

16. A pension payable in accordance with any scheme in force under the Fire
Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 or payable by virtue of section 42(2)(b)
of that Act

This paragraph does not include a flat-rate pension.

17. A pension payable by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority under
section 23 or section 60 of the Health Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1948.

18. A pension payable by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority by virtue of
section 2 of the Health Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1958, being a pension
which, immediately before 1st April 1959, was a pension payable by the
Northern Ireland Tuberculosis Authority under section 9, section 10 or
section 11 of the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946.

19. A pension payable by a local authority by way of such compensation as is
mentioned in section 8(1)(b) [or (c)].

[20. A pension payable by the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company under
any of the following enactments:

(1)the Local Officers Superannuation Act (Ireland) 1869;

(2)Part III of the Belfast Corporation Act (Northern Ireland) 1943;

(3)Part II of the Belfast Corporation (General Powers) Act (Northern Ireland)
1948;

(4)any regulations or scheme made in pursuance of the provisions of the Local
Government (Superannuation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1950.]

21. A pension payable by the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company by way
of such compensation as is mentioned in section 8(1)(b).]

[22. A pension payable by an Education and Library Board by virtue of Article
73 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.]

Schedule 3Repeals



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