HC Deb 03 August 1922 vol 157 cc1869-70

(1) Where an officer or servant transfers from the service of one local authority who have adopted this Act, with the consent of that authority, to the service of another local authority who have adopted this Act, within six months of leaving the service of the first-mentioned authority, the first-mentioned local authority shall pay out of fly superannuation fund to the local authority to whom the officer or servant so transfers, a transfer value ascertained in accordance with rules made for the purpose by the Minister of Health, and in that case an officer or servant shall be entitled to such rights in respect of service before the date of transfer as though such service had been with the local authority to whom he has transferred:

Provided that any officer or servant may appeal to the Minister against the refusal of a local authority to give their consent to any such transfer, and the Minister after consulting the local authority may give his consent, which shall be equivalent to the consent of the local authority.

(2) Where an officer or servant transfers from the service of a local authority who have not adopted this Act to the service of a local authority who have adopted this Act within six months of leaving the service of the first-mentioned authority, he shall, if he pays in lieu of transfer value a sum or sums to be ascertained in accordance with rules to be made by the Minister, be entitled to reckon service with that, authority in whole or part in accordance with the amount of the sum so paid.

Lords Amendments:

In Sub-section (1): After the word "to" ["consent of that authority to the service"] insert "a designated post in."

After the word "authority" ["first-mentioned authority"] insert and has been a contributor to the superannuation fund of that authority.

Leave out the words "of Health."

Leave out the word "an" ["an officer or servant shall be entitled"] and insert the word "the."

Leave out the word "though" ["as though such service"] and insert. "he would have been entitled to if."

At the end of Sub-section (2) insert "and in accordance with such rules."

Agreed to.