Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1961

Increase of certain pensions in respect of service ended before 1st day of February, 1950.

13.—(1) A pension which was granted in respect of any service and which was determined as a proportion of the remuneration of the person concerned shall be increased with effect from and inclusive of the 1st day of August, 1959, by—

(a) 6 per cent., if the service ended before the 1st day of May, 1949,

(b) 5 ½ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of May, 1949, and before the 1st day of August, 1949,

(c) 5 per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of August, 1949, and before the 1st day of November, 1949,

(d) 4 ½ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of November, 1949, and before the 1st day of February, 1950.

(2) A pension referred to in subsection (1) of this section, as increased under that subsection shall be increased with effect from and inclusive of the 1st day of August, 1960, by—

(a) 7 ½ per cent., if the service ended before the 1st day of May, 1949,

(b) 6 ⅞ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of May, 1949, and before the 1st day of August, 1949,

(c) 6 ¼ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of August, 1949, and before the 1st day of November, 1949,

(d) 5 ⅝ per cent., if the service ended on or after the 1st day of November, 1949, and before the 1st day of February, 1950.

(3) (a) In this and in the two next following sections “pension” means the full pension, less any part thereof which has been surrendered, payable to a person who is not in the service of the Board, under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1958, or under a scheme made in pursuance of the Superannuation Act of 1942, or both.

(b) In this and in the two next following sections a reference, in relation to a pension, to a percentage, shall be construed as a reference to that percentage of the amount of the pension.