Section 18

Despite the repeal of the Parliamentary Pensions Act (Cap. 51, 1970 Revised Edition) (called in this section the repealed Act), the provisions of the repealed Act in force immediately before 1 September 1978 are to be construed and have effect as if it had not been repealed by this Act in the case of any person who —

The provisions of this Act do not apply to —

If in the case of a Member who on 1 September 1978 has not less than 9 years’ reckonable service and has attained 45 years of age, the pension that he or she is eligible to receive under section 3 on his or her ceasing to be a Member, together with any pension which he or she is eligible to receive under section 4, is less than the amount of pension which he or she would have been eligible to receive under the repealed Act in respect of his or her reckonable service before that date had he or she ceased to be a Member on that date, his or her pension under section 3 may be increased by the difference between that amount and the pensions which he or she is eligible to receive under sections 3 and 4.

Any person who on 1 September 1978 is eligible to receive a pension under section 10 of the repealed Act in respect of his or her reckonable service under that Act if he or she had ceased to hold public office as defined by that section may, when he or she ceases to hold such public office, be granted a pension under the repealed Act in respect of the period of that reckonable service before that date as if the repealed Act had not been repealed by this Act.