Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 12th August 2004, but shall have effect, where appropriate, from the dates specified in this Order.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Superannuation Act 1972; and

“Local Commissioner for Wales” shall be construed in accordance with section 23 of the Local Government Act 1974( 3 )

Employments

2. —(1) Section 1 of the Act shall apply to the following employments with effect from the dates specified below—

(a) employment by the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 17th January 2002;

(b) employment by the Cairngorms National Park Authority, with effect from 1st April 2003;

(c) employment by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, with effect from 1st August 2003;

(d) employment by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, with effect from 26th April 2004;

(e) employment by the NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG), with effect from 1st April 2004;

(f) employment by the Public-Private Partnership Agreement Arbiter, with effect from 2nd June 2003; and

(g) employment by the Scottish Information Commissioner, with effect from 24th February 2003.

(2) Accordingly, Schedule 1 to the Act is amended as follows—

(a) there shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the list of “Royal Commissions and other Commissions”, the entry—

• “Standards Commission for Scotland”; and

  (b)

  there shall be inserted at the appropriate places in the list of “Other Bodies”, the entries—

• “Cairngorms National Park Authority”

• “Employment by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales”

• “Employment by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland”

• “NHS Pensions Agency (Asiantaeth Pensiynau'r GIG)”

• “Employment by the Public-Private Partnership Agreement Arbiter”

• “Employment by the Scottish Information Commissioner”.

Offices

3. —(1) Section 1 of the Act shall apply to the following offices with effect from the dates specified below—

(a) the Scottish Information Commissioner, with effect from 24th February 2003;

(b) the Local Commissioner for Wales, with effect from 1st October 2003;

(c) the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(d) the Deputy Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(e) the Commissioners of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with effect from 1st February 2003;

(f) the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, with effect from 1st August 2003;

(g) the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, with effect from 26th April 2004; and

(h) the Chief Investigating Officer of the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 17th January 2002.

(2) Accordingly, Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by inserting at the appropriate places in the list of “Offices”, the entries—

• “the Scottish Information Commissioner”

• “the Local Commissioner for Wales”

• “the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission”

• “the Deputy Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission”

• “the Commissioners of the Independent Police Complaints Commission”

• “the Children’s Commissioner for Wales”

• “the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland”

• “the Chief Investigating Officer of the Standards Commission for Scotland”.

Removal from Schedule 1

4. With effect from 28th December 2003, the entry “the Broadcasting Standards Commission” is removed from the list of “Royal Commissions and other Commissions” in Schedule 1 to the Act.