Justices of the Peace Act 1997

Section 50.

SCHEDULE 3Continuing functions of Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District in relation to pensions etc. of court staff

1In this Schedule—

• “the committee of magistrates” means the committee which until 1st April 1995 existed for the inner London area under section 35 of the Justices of the [1979 c. 55.] Peace Act 1979;

• “court staff” has the same meaning as in section 57 of this Act;

• “the inner London magistrates' courts committee” has the same meaning as in section 50 of this Act;

• “the Receiver” means the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District; and

• “responsible authority” has the same meaning as in section 55 of this Act.

2The Receiver shall pay out of the metropolitan police fund any superannuation benefits payable in respect of justices' clerks and other officers employed by the committee of magistrates or the inner London magistrates' courts committee under any enactment or instrument applied to those clerks or other officers by regulations having effect in accordance with section 15(9) of the [1967 c. 28.] Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967, other than benefits payable by the London Residuary Body, and any superannuation contributions and other payments for which the inner London magistrates' courts committee may be liable as their employer under any such enactment or instrument.

3Nothing in paragraph 2 above shall require the Receiver to incur any expenditure or make any payment which would cause the net cost to him in any year of the matters mentioned in paragraph 4 below to exceed the amount which, in relation to that year, is for the time being determined by the Lord Chancellor under paragraph 5(b) below.

4The Lord Chancellor may out of money provided by Parliament pay to the Receiver grants towards the net cost to the Receiver in any year—

(a)of the Receiver’s functions under paragraph 2 above; and

(b)of the Receiver’s functions corresponding to those of responsible authorities under regulations made, or having effect as if made, under section 7 of the [1972 c. 11.] Superannuation Act 1972 with respect to court staff.

5The amount of any grant under paragraph 4 above towards the net cost to the Receiver in any year of the matters mentioned in that paragraph shall not exceed 80 per cent of whichever of the following is the less, namely—

(a)that net cost; and

(b)the amount which, in relation to that year, is for the time being determined for the purposes of this paragraph by the Lord Chancellor.

6In subsections (5), (6) and (7) of section 57 of this Act (grants by Lord Chancellor to responsible authorities)—

(a)references to that section include references to this Schedule; and

(b)references to the matters mentioned in subsection (1) of that section include references to the matters mentioned in paragraph 4 above.