HC Deb 03 August 1922 vol 157 cc1863-6

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— Contributing service" means service rendered by an officer or servant while he is a contributor to the superannuation fund; Joint appointment" includes any office or employment the tenure whereof is determined by the death, removal or incapacity of another holder of office under or of another person in the service or employment of the local authority;

Provided that this Act shall not apply to any such local authority, or combination of local authorities, which, at the time when this Act is adopted, employ less than fifty officers or servants proposed to he designated as officers or servants for the purpose of this Act. Non-contributing service" means service rendered by an officer or servant in respect of which he is not a contributor to the superannuation fund; Officer," or "servant," means an officer or servant in the permanent service of the local authority on the appointed day or thereafter appointed, and in each case designated an officer or servant in an established capacity for the purposes of this Act by a resolution of the local authority, and whether in receipt of salary or wages; Salary" or "wages" means all salary, wages, fees, poundage and other payments (including any War bonus) paid or made to any officer or servant as such for his own use, also the money value of any apartments, rations or other allowances in kind appertaining to his office or employment, but does not include payments for overtime; nor does it include any allowance paid to him to cover cost of office accommodation or clerks' assistance; Service" as respects an officer or servant of any local authority means whole-time or part-time service in the permanent employment of a local authority after such officer or servant has attained the age of eighteen years—

  1. (a) Rendered to that local authority whether before or after the appointed day; and
  2. (b) Rendered before the appointed day to any other local authority of a kind which would have been reckoned as service for the purpose of paragraph (a) hereof; and
  3. (c) Rendered after the appointed day to any other local authority which is under this Act permitted to be calculated for the purpose of calculating superannuation allowances.
The expression "service," when used in relation to service after the appointed day, means continuous service, and, in relation to service rendered before the appointed day, means any service, whether continuous or not; Superannuation fund" means a fund to be established by the local authority in the manner prescribed and provided in the section of this Act of which the marginal note is "Superannuation_ fund"; Actuary" means a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries or the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland.

Lords Amendments:

After the word "requires" ["context otherwise requires"] insert: Service' means whole-time or part-time service in the permanent employment of a local authority after an officer or servant has attained the age of eighteen years, other than service in respect of which the officer or servant is entitled to any superannuation allowance or gratuity under any other enactment and when used in relation to service after the appointed clay means continuous service, and when used in relation to service rendered before the appointed day means service whether continuous or not.

Leave out the word "while" ["while he is a contributor"] and insert "in respect of which."

After the word "fund" ["while he is a contributor to the superannuation fund"] insert: Non-contributing service' means service rendered to any local authority before the appointed day by an officer or servant occupying, on the appointed day, a post designated as an established post.

Leave out the words: 'joint appointment' includes any office or employment the tenure whereof is determined by the death, removal or incapacity of another holder of office under or of another person in the service or employment of the local authority.

Leave out the words: Provided that this Act shall not apply to any such local authority, or combination of local authorities, which, at the time when this Act is adopted, employ less than fifty officers or servants proposed to be designated as officers or servants for the purpose of this Act.

and insert: Provided that no local authority or combination of local authorities shall be entitled to adopt this Act unless there are in the service of such authority or of the authorities so combining as the case may be, not less than fifty officers or servants occupying posts proposed to be designated as established posts for the purposes of this Act.

Leave out the words: 'Non-contributing service' means service rendered by an officer or servant in respect of which lie is not a contributor to the superannuation fund.

Leave out the words on the appointed clay and thereafter appointed, and in each case designated an officer or servant in an established capacity and insert occupying a post designated as an established post.

Leave out the words "nor does it include," and insert the word "or."

Leave out the words: 'Service' as respects an officer or servant of any local authority means whole-time or part-time service in the permanent employment of a local authority after such officer or servant has attained the age of eighteen years—

  1. "(a) Rendered to that local authority whether before or after the appointed day; and
  2. "(b) Rendered before the appointed day to any other local authority of a kind which would have been reckoned' as service for the purpose of paragraph (a) hereof; and
  3. "(c) Rendered after the appointed day to any other local authority which is under this Act permitted to be calculated for the purpose of calculating superannuation allowances.
The expression "service,' when used in relation to service after the appointed day, means continuous service, and, in relation to service rendered before the appointed day, means any service, whether continuous or not.

Leave out the words in the Section of this Act of which the marginal note is Superannuation fund" and insert "Section eighteen of this Act.

At the end of Clause insert: 'Minister' means the Minister of Health,

Agreed to.

Lords Amendment:

After Clause 4 insert new Clause: