Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012

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Short title, commencement and collective citations.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012.

(2) Section 3 and Part 2 (other than subsections (6) and (7) of section 52) and sections 68 (other than paragraph (a) in so far as it inserts a definition of “pension adjustment order”), 69 (other than in so far as it inserts subsection (1B) into section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010), 70 and 71 come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(3) The Court Officers Acts 1926 to 2008 and sections 63 and 64 may be cited together as the Court Officers Acts 1926 to 2012.

(4) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2008 and sections 65 and 66 may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2012.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2013) by Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013).

2. The 1st day of September 2013 is appointed as the day on which sections 68 and 69 (in so far as they are not already in operation) and 70 and 71 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012) shall come into operation.

E2

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2013) Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Commencement of Single Public Service Pension Scheme) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 574 of 2012).

2. The 1st day of January 2013 is appointed as the day on which Part 2 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012) comes into operation.

E3

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2012) Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions Relating to Pre-existing Public Service Pension Schemes) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 413 of 2012).

2. Sections 3 and 5, sections 49 to 51 and sections 53 and 54 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012) come into operation on 1st November 2012, in so far as those sections relate to any pre-existing public service pension scheme.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2012) Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Section 52) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 393 of 2012).

2. The 1st day of November 2012 is appointed as the day on which section 52 (in so far as it has not already come into operation) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012) comes into operation.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.2012) Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Commence of Section 68(b)) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 323 of 2012).

2. The 1st day of September 2012 is appointed as the day on which paragraph (b) of section 68 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012) comes into operation.