Transport Act 2000

Staff

4(1)The Authority may employ such persons (in addition to the chief executive) as it may determine.

(2)The terms of employment of employees of the Authority shall be such as the Authority may determine.

5(1)The Authority may, in particular—

(a)pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities as it may determine to or in respect of persons who are or have been employees of the Authority,

(b)make such payments as it may determine towards provision for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of such persons, or

(c)provide and maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) as it may determine for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of such persons.

(2)References in sub-paragraph (1) to pensions, allowances or gratuities include pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of compensation in respect of loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments.

6(1)The persons to whom section 1 of the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972 applies (persons to or in respect of whom benefits may be provided by schemes under that section) shall include employees of the Authority; and, accordingly, in Schedule 1 to that Act, at the appropriate point in the list of “Other Bodies”, insert—

“The Strategic Rail Authority.”

(2)If a person who is, by reference to employment by the Authority, a participant in a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 becomes a member of the Authority, the Minister for the Civil Service may determine that the person’s term of office as such shall be treated for the purposes of the scheme as employment by the Authority.

(3)The Authority shall pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of any increase attributable to sub-paragraph (1) or (2) in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972.

(4)The Minister for the Civil Service may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to the Authority the function of administering a scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, so far as relating to employees of the Authority.

(5)If he does so, the Authority may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may determine, authorise the exercise of that function by, or by employees of, any person.

(6)Where a person is authorised under sub-paragraph (5) to exercise that function, anything done or omitted to be done by or in relation to him (or an employee of his) in, or in connection with, the exercise or purported exercise of the function shall be treated for all purposes as done or omitted to be done by or in relation to the Authority.

(7)Sub-paragraph (6) does not apply for the purposes of—

(a)any criminal proceedings against the authorised person (or an employee of his), or

(b)any contract between him and the Authority, so far as relating to the function.