National Insurance (Modification of Local Government Superannuation Schemes) Regulations, 1961
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1961/21 |
| Year | 1961 |
1961 No. 21
NATIONAL INSURANCE
The National Insurance (Modification of Local Government Superannuation Schemes) Regulations, 196110thJanuary 1961
13thJanuary 1961
3rdApril 1961
The Minister of Housing and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 15 of the National Insurance Act, 1959(a), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following regulations:—
Citation and Commencement
1. These regulations may be cited as the National Insurance (Modification of Local Government Superannuation Schemes) Regulations, 1961, and shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1961.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the National Insurance Act, 1959;
"general Act scheme" means the Local Government Superannuation Acts, 1937 to 1953 and the rules and regulations for the time being in force thereunder so far as they relate to persons who are contributory employees and includes the provisions of any local enactment relating to the contributory employees of a particular local authority;
"local Act scheme" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Superannuation Act, 1937(b), and includes any such scheme which is applied to any particular class of employee by regulations made under the Local Government Superannuation Act, 1953(c);
"contributory employee" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Superannuation Act, 1937, and includes a person deemed to be a contributory employee;
"local Act contributor" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Superannuation Act, 1937, and includes a person deemed to be a local Act contributor;
"pensionable age", in relation to a female contributory employee or female local Act contributor, means the earliest age at which if she were to remain such an employee or contributor without any break in service she would become entitled on ceasing to be employed to a retirement pension other than a pension payable in consequence of her being incapable of discharging efficiently the duties of her employment by reason of permanent ill-health or infirmity of mind or body;
and other expressions have the same meaning as in the Act.
(a) 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 47.
(b) 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 68.
(c) 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 25.
(2) References in these regulations to the provisions of any enactment or regulations shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to those provisions...
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