Prison Officers (Pensions) Act 1902 Explained

Short Title:Prison Officers (Pensions) Act 1902
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to amend the Prison Act, 1877, with respect to the Allowances of Prison Officers under section thirty-six of that Act.
Year:1902
Citation:2 Edw. 7. c. 9
Royal Assent:22 July 1902
Repeal Date:1927
Amends:Prison Act 1877
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law Revision Act 1927
Status:repealed

The Prison Officers (Pensions) Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 9) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 22 July 1902 and repealed in 1927.

It amended the Prison Act 1877 to confirm and clarify the system for granting pension annuities to prison officers, stating that they were to not exceed the routine civil service scale, except in special circumstances, and then were not to exceed a maximum of two-thirds of the original salary.

The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1927.

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