The Pensions Commutation Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the commutation of pensions payable to officers and public civil servants, allowing individuals to convert a portion of their pension benefits into a lump sum payment.
As of 2026[update], the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.
Section 14 of the act repealed 2 enactments, listed in that section.
| Citation | Short title | Description | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 32 | Pensions Commutation Act 1869 | The Pensions Commutation Act, 1869. | The whole act. |
| 33 & 34 Vict. c. 101 | Pensions Commutation Act 1870 | An Act for amending the sixth section of the Pensions Commutation Act, 1869. | The whole act. |
The act was extended by the Pensions Commutation Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 73) and further amended by the Pensions Commutation Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 44).
In section 11, the words " or the growing produce thereof ", and section 13 of the act were repealed by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1963, which came into force on 31 July 1963.
The whole act, so far as it applies to persons to whom section 1 of that act applies, was repealed in part by section 29(4) of, and schedule 8 to, the Superannuation Act 1972, which came into force on 25 March 1972.
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