9.— The Act of 2009 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 9:

“Restriction on application of direction given by Minister.

9A.— The direction given by the Minister under section 6 in respect of a particular class or group of public servants to whom Table 2 to section 2 applies shall apply only in relation to the remuneration payable to that class or group and shall not apply for the purposes of calculating the pension entitlements (including an entitlement to a lump sum and an entitlement to periodic payments of pension or other benefits) of members of that class or group at any time after the date specified in an order made under section 3(1)(b)(ii).”.