Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1958

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1945” means the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1945 ;

“the Act of 1949” means the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1949 ;

“the Act of 1954” means the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954 ;

“the Act of 1955” means the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1955 ;

“the Acts” means the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1955;

“the appropriate sum” in relation to a pension means—

(a) where the amount of the pension does not exceed £100 a year, 15 per cent. of the amount of the pension,

(b) where the amount of the pension exceeds £100 a year but does not exceed £125 a year, £15 a year,

(c) where the amount of the pension exceeds £125 a year but does not exceed £150 a year, 12 per cent. of the amount of the pension,

(d) where the amount of the pension exceeds £150 a year but does not exceed £200 a year, £18 a year,

(e) where the amount of the pension exceeds £200 a year but does not exceed £300 a year, 9 per cent. of the amount of the pension,

(f) where the amount of the pension exceeds £300 a year, but does not exceed £450 a year, £27 a year,

(g) where the amount of the pension exceeds £450 a year, 6 per cent. of the amount of the pension;

“the Board” means the Electricity Supply Board;

“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 1955, or under a scheme made in pursuance of the Superannuation Act of 1942, or both;

“relevant date” means—

(a) in the case of a person to whom the scheme set out in the Schedule to the Electricity Supply Board (Confirmation of Manual Workers Superannuation Scheme) Order, 1943 , applies or who would be or would have been classified as a manual worker for the purposes of that scheme if that scheme applied to him, the 1st day of July, 1957,

(b) in the case of a person whose remuneration on and from the 13th day of October, 1952, was adjusted by reference to a cost-of-living index figure, that date, and

(c) in any other case, the 1st day of July, 1952;

“the Superannuation Act of 1942” means the Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act, 1942 .