5U.K.In this Schedule —
“the appointed day” means the day on which section 2 of this Act comes into force;
“commencement or transitional provision” includes so much of any provision as provides for, or is to be construed as providing for, any enactment or subordinate legislation to come into force only with effect from a particular time or only in relation to particular cases, circumstances or persons; and
“the existing enactments” means the following enactments as they have effect immediately before the appointed day, namely—
(a)the enactments contained in Part I of the M1Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 (including Schedules 1 and 2), other than sections 1(1) to (4) and (7), 5, 23 and 24(4);
(b)sections 30, 33 and 35 of the said Act of 1972; and
(c)without prejudice to section 20(2) of the M2Interpretation Act 1978 (references to enactments) in its application in relation to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, sections 2 to 5, 6(2), 7, 11, 12(8) and 18(2) and (3) of the M3Parliamentary Pensions Act 1978 and sections 3(4) to (6), 4(3) to (6), 5(1) and (2) and 6 of the M4Parliamentary Pensions etc. Act 1984.