The European Parliamentary(United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/1291
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 4th June 1997.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the principal Order ” means the European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Order 1994 ;

and other expressions shall have the same meaning as in the principal Order.

Section 3 Interpretation

In the principal Order, after Article 30, there shall be inserted the following Article—

Resolution of disputes

(30A)

(1) As part of the arrangements for the resolution of disputes made in compliance with section 50 of the Pensions Act 1995 , on the application of a complainant following a decision given in accordance with section 50(2)(a) of that Act, the Managers shall reconsider the matter in question and confirm the decision or give a new decision in its place.

(2) In paragraph (1) above, “complainant” shall have the same meaning as “complainant of a prescribed description” in section 50(2)(a) of the Pensions Act 1995 .