Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1976

Savers.

9.—(1) The repeal or amendment of any enactment by or under this Act shall not affect—

(a) any pension, allowance or gratuity granted to or in respect of a person under any statute (other than this Act),

(b) any agreement, determination, decision, surrender, election or nomination made, notice or approval given or contribution paid under any such enactment,

(c) any other thing granted, made, given, paid or done under any such enactment

and such pension or allowance shall continue to be paid as if the enactment had not been so repealed or amended and, where the context so admits, the pension, allowance or gratuity, or the thing mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection, shall be deemed to have been granted, made, given, paid or done under the corresponding provision of a scheme made under section 2 of this Act.

(2) Any reference in any statute (other than this Act), or in any document (unless the context otherwise requires), to a pension under, or to a pension granted under, the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, shall be construed as including a reference to a pension under, or to a pension granted, or deemed under this Act to have been granted, under, a scheme made under section 2 of this Act, as may be appropriate.

(3) Any reference in any statute (other than this Act) or document to—

(a) any enactment repealed, whether in whole or in part, by this Act,

(b) a group of two or more such statutes which is comprised of such enactments or which contains any such enactment,

(c) a group of two or more provisions contained in two or more such statutes and which is comprised of such enactments or contains any such enactment,

shall, where the context so admits, be construed as, or as including, a reference to the corresponding scheme under this Act, or to the corresponding provision of such a scheme, as may be appropriate.

(4) Section 8 of the Superannuation Act, 1887 , shall not apply in relation to any pension, gratuity or allowance granted under a scheme under section 2 of this Act.