Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967

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Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967

Article

1                 Interpretation. 5

2                 States to establish pension scheme. 6

3                 Management of fund and scheme. 6

4                 Power to extend application of scheme. 7

5                 Citation. 7

Table of Legislation History. 8

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 9

Table of Endnote References. 10

Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967[1]

1        Interpretation

(1)     In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires –

“appointed day” means such day or days as the States may by Act appoint for the coming into force of the Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 2014, or a provision of it; and

“Committee of Management” means the Committee of Management established to manage the scheme by Regulations made under Article 2(1);

“fund” means the pension fund established by Regulations made under Article 2(1);

“Minister” means the Chief Minister;

“scheme” means the scheme established by Regulations made under Article 2(1);

“States Employment Board” means the States Employment Board established by the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005.[2]

(2)     For the purposes of this Law the following are to be taken to be employed by the States Employment Board, namely –

(a)     officers referred to in Article 1(1)(a) to (d) of the Departments of the Judiciary and the Legislature (Jersey) Law 1965, and

(aa)    the holder of the office of Information Commissioner (within the meaning of Article 5 of the Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018);

(ab)    the Greffier of the States and Deputy Greffier of the States (within the meaning of Article 41 of the States of Jersey Law 2005);

(b)     the Magistrate and Assistant Magistrate;

(ba)    police officers in the States of Jersey Police Force;

(c)     the Master of the Royal Court;

(d)     a “délégué” as defined by Article 1(2) of the Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée (a probation officer).[3]

2        States to establish pension scheme[4]

(1)     The States shall by Regulations establish a scheme to provide for the payment of pensions and other benefits to persons who retire from employment with the States, their widows, widowers or civil partners, children and dependants.[5]

(2)     The Regulations –

(a)     shall establish a pension fund;

(b)     shall prescribe the terms and conditions on which a person is admitted to the scheme as a contributory member;

(c)     shall provide for the contributions to be made to the fund by the States and by contributory members;

(d)     shall provide for the pensions and other benefits contributory members of the scheme, their widow, widowers or civil partners, children and dependents are to receive under the scheme;

(e)     shall make proper provision for persons who cease to be contributory members of the scheme before they become entitled to receive a pension or other benefit under the scheme;

(f)      shall provide for the setting up of a Committee of Management to manage the scheme;

(g)    

(h)     may make different provisions for different classes of contributory members;

(i)      [6]

(3)     [7]

(4)     [8]

(5)     [9]

(6)     [10]

3        Management of fund and scheme[11]

(1)     The fund and the scheme established by the Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (Jersey) Regulations 1967 pursuant to the powers conferred under Article 2, shall on the appointed day, be managed in accordance with Regulations made under Article 2 of the Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 2014.

(2)     Nothing in this Article shall be taken to affect anything done by the Committee of Management or the Minister under Regulations made under Article 2, in respect of the management of the fund and the scheme immediately before the appointed day.

4        Power to extend application of scheme[12]

(1)     The States may make Regulations empowering the Minister, on the application of an employer who satisfies the Minister that it is appropriate to do so, to admit –

(a)     the employer; and

(b)     persons in the employment of that employer,

to participate in the scheme.

(2)     The Regulations may –

(a)     specify terms and conditions on which the employer and the employees respectively may participate in the scheme, or specify any other manner in which such terms and conditions shall be determined; and

(b)     impose additional obligations on any person as may be specified, or specify any other manner in which such additional obligations shall be imposed on any such person.[13]

(3)     In specifying a manner in which terms and conditions shall be determined or additional obligations shall be imposed, the Regulations may refer to and adopt terms that are set out in a document other than the Regulations.

(4)     [14]

(5)     For the purposes of this Article, it is immaterial whether at the time when the Regulations are made an additional obligation to which this Article refers already exists otherwise than under or by virtue of this Law.

5        Citation

This Law may be cited as the Public Employees (Retirement) (Jersey) Law 1967.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

◦Projets available at www.statesassembly.gov.je

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References