Statute Details
- Title: Civil List and Pension Act — Resolution Passed
- Act Code: CLGA1970-S203-2010
- Legislation Type: Subsidiary legislation / statutory resolution (as published under the Civil List and Pension Act framework)
- Legislative Instrument No.: S 203/2010
- Chapter: 44 (Civil List and Pension Act)
- Status: Current version (as at 27 Mar 2026)
- Key Authorising Provision: Section 7 of the Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44)
- Parliamentary Resolution Date: 2 March 2010
- Publication / Instrument Date: 1 April 2010
- Commencement Date: Not stated in the extract (instrument is notified for general information; practitioners should confirm commencement in the full instrument text)
- Core Legal Effect: Varies the Schedule to the Civil List and Pension Act by substituting specified monetary figures in the second column
What Is This Legislation About?
The “Civil List and Pension Act — Resolution Passed” is a parliamentary resolution published as a legal instrument (S 203/2010). Its purpose is narrow and technical: it authorises changes to the monetary figures appearing in the Schedule to the Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44). In practical terms, it updates certain amounts that underpin civil list and pension-related entitlements or calculations governed by the parent Act.
Unlike a full amending Act that rewrites broad policy, this resolution performs a targeted “schedule variation”. The resolution is made “pursuant to section 7” of the Civil List and Pension Act. That means the parent Act already provides Parliament with a mechanism to vary the Schedule—typically to adjust amounts periodically without the need for a comprehensive legislative overhaul.
For lawyers and administrators, the key takeaway is that this instrument is not merely informational. It is a legally effective variation to the Schedule, replacing specific figures in the second column. Those substituted figures are therefore the operative amounts for the relevant categories covered by the Schedule, subject to any later amendments and the general operation of the parent Act.
What Are the Key Provisions?
1. Parliamentary resolution to vary the Schedule (section 7 mechanism). The instrument states that Parliament, pursuant to section 7 of the Civil List and Pension Act, resolves that the Schedule be varied. This is the legal “engine” of the instrument. Section 7 (in the parent Act) is the enabling provision that permits Parliament to alter the Schedule’s figures by resolution.
2. Specific deletions and substitutions of monetary amounts. The resolution identifies exact figures to be removed and replaced. It instructs that the figures “$3,137,700”, “$69,000”, “$3,823,400”, “$2,015,300”, and “$598,400” in the second column of the Schedule be deleted. In their place, it substitutes “$3,376,800”, “$73,000”, “$4,060,800”, “$2,093,600”, and “$746,900”, respectively.
3. “Respectively” matters for legal accuracy. The resolution uses the word “respectively”, which is a standard drafting technique to ensure that each new figure corresponds to the matching old figure in the same order. For practitioners, this is crucial: it prevents any argument that the substitutions could be misaligned. The mapping is therefore fixed as follows: the first old figure is replaced by the first new figure; the second by the second; and so on.
4. Notification for general information and version control. The instrument is published “for general information” that the resolution was passed at a meeting of Parliament on 2 March 2010. While this language can appear ceremonial, the legal effect lies in the resolution itself and the statutory authority under section 7. The extract also indicates that the “current version” is as at 27 March 2026, and that users should consult the legislation timeline to ensure they are viewing the correct version. This is important for practitioners advising on historical entitlements or disputes about the applicable amounts at a particular time.
How Is This Legislation Structured?
This instrument is structured as a short notification of a parliamentary resolution. It does not appear to contain multiple “Parts” or “sections” in the extract; rather, it contains a single operative resolution paragraph. The structure is therefore best understood as:
(a) Title and citation: identifying the instrument as the Civil List and Pension Act resolution passed.
(b) Status and versioning information: indicating that it is the current version as at a specified date and pointing users to the legislation timeline.
(c) Enacting/authorising formula: stating that Parliament acts pursuant to section 7 of the Civil List and Pension Act.
(d) Operative resolution: specifying the exact schedule variation—deleting and substituting the monetary figures in the second column.
(e) Procedural metadata: noting the date of the parliamentary meeting and the publication date of the instrument.
Who Does This Legislation Apply To?
The resolution applies to the persons and circumstances covered by the Civil List and Pension Act and, specifically, to the categories reflected in the Schedule’s second column. Although the extract does not reproduce the Schedule itself, the substituted figures clearly relate to the financial amounts used under that Schedule. Accordingly, the practical beneficiaries (or affected administrators) are those whose civil list or pension entitlements, calculations, or funding parameters depend on the Schedule amounts.
In terms of legal scope, the instrument is not limited by personal characteristics in the extract; it operates by updating the Schedule. Therefore, its effect is “structural”: it changes the baseline amounts that the parent Act uses. For legal practice, this means advising clients or government stakeholders requires checking (i) whether the relevant entitlement falls within the Schedule categories, and (ii) which version of the Schedule applied at the relevant time (given the possibility of later schedule variations).
Why Is This Legislation Important?
1. It updates operative monetary amounts without rewriting the whole Act. The resolution is significant because it changes specific dollar figures that likely affect the computation of civil list and pension-related amounts. Even though the instrument is short, the substituted figures can have real financial consequences for entitlement amounts, budgeting, and administrative processing.
2. It demonstrates the schedule-variation model under section 7. The instrument is a practical example of how section 7 of the Civil List and Pension Act empowers Parliament to adjust the Schedule by resolution. For practitioners, this matters when interpreting the legislative hierarchy and when assessing whether a later change is legally valid. It also helps in understanding why the instrument is a “resolution passed” rather than a full amending statute.
3. It affects disputes about “which figures” apply. In any claim, review, or dispute involving civil list or pension amounts, the central question is often temporal: what was the applicable schedule at the relevant date? Because this instrument was passed on 2 March 2010 and published on 1 April 2010, parties may need to determine whether the substituted figures applied from that point (or from a later commencement date, if specified in the full instrument). The extract’s emphasis on consulting the legislation timeline underscores that version control is not optional in legal work.
4. It provides clarity through precise drafting. The resolution’s explicit deletion and substitution of exact figures reduces ambiguity. The use of “respectively” further locks in the correspondence between old and new amounts. This drafting approach is beneficial in litigation or administrative review, because it limits interpretive arguments about the intended mapping of figures.
Related Legislation
- Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44) — in particular, section 7 (the authorising provision for schedule variation)
- Pension Act — referenced in the metadata as related legislation (practitioners should confirm the precise relationship, e.g., whether it governs different pension categories or interacts with the civil list framework)
- Legislation Timeline — for identifying the correct version of the Schedule and the operative figures at relevant dates
Source Documents
This article provides an overview of the Civil List and Pension Act — Resolution Passed for legal research and educational purposes. It does not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult the official text for authoritative provisions.