Governors' Pensions Act 1957
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Governors' Pensions Acts, 1911 to 1956.
Citation5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 62
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent31 July 1957
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Governors' Pensions Acts, 1911 to 1956. |
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| Citation | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 62 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1957 |
| Commencement | 31 July 1957[b] |
| Repealed | 23 May 1973 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Overseas Pensions Act 1973 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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]
Repealed enactments
Section 18(2) of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]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The whole act was repealed by section 6(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the Overseas Pensions Act 1973, which came into force on 23 May 1973.[3]