Governors' Pensions Act 1957

Governors' Pensions Act 1957[a]
Act of Parliament
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Governors' Pensions Acts, 1911 to 1956.
Citation5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 62
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent31 July 1957
Commencement31 July 1957[b]
Repealed23 May 1973
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byOverseas Pensions Act 1973
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Governors' Pensions Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 62) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to pensions payable to governors of parts of Her Majesty's dominions, protectorates, and trust territories.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 18(2) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 24 Pensions (Governors of Dominions &c.) Act 1911 The whole act.
19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 16 Pensions (Governors of Dominions, &c.) Act 1929 The whole act.
26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 25 Pensions (Governors of Dominions, &c.) Act 1936 The whole act.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 12 Pensions (Governors of Dominions, &c.) Act 1947 The whole act.
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 44 Superannuation Act 1949 In section sixty-three, in subsection (2), the words "or of the Pensions (Governors of Dominions, etc.) Acts, 1911 to 1947" and the words "or service as a Governor within the meaning of the last-mentioned Acts".
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 64 Governors' Pensions Act 1956 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 6(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, which came into force on 23 May 1973.[3]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "[R]Governors' Pensions Act 1957 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Governors' Pensions Act 1957", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/5-6 c. 62
  3. ↑ "Overseas Pensions Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 21