Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980

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6.—(1) Subject to the proviso to section 5 (4) of this Act, the repeal or amendment of any enactment by or under this Act shall not—

(a) operate to reduce any pension, allowance, gratuity, lump sum or return of contributions granted to or in respect of a person under any statute (other than this Act),

(b) as regards any agreement, determination, decision, surrender, election or nomination made, notice or approval given or contribution paid under any such enactment, operate in a manner which is to the detriment of a person to whom the agreement, determination, decision, surrender, election, nomination, notice, approval or contribution relates,

(c) as regards any other thing granted, made, given, paid or done under any such enactment, operate in a manner which is to the detriment of a person to which the thing relates,

and, subject to the foregoing and to section 2 (5) (a) and subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of this Act and to the said proviso, such pension or allowance shall continue to be paid as if the enactment had not been so repealed or amended and, where the context so admits, the pension, allowance, gratuity, lump sum or return of contributions, or the thing mentioned in paragraph (b) or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, allowance, gratuity, lump sum or return of contributions under, or granted under, an enactment specified in the Second Schedule to this Act shall be construed as including a reference to a pension, allowance, gratuity, lump sum or return of contributions under, granted under, 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(3) Any reference in any statute (other than this Act) or document to any enactment repealed, whether in whole or in part, by this Act shall, where the context so admits be construed as, or as including, a reference to the corresponding scheme under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.