Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of Actuary :

Agency means –

(a) a Government department or a statutory authority or other organisation specified in column 1 of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the State Service Act 2000 ; or

(b) a prescribed authority that is not such an organisation; or

(c) the controlling authority of any industry or undertaking carried on by or on behalf of the State; or

(d) where the services of a prescribed authority are transferred to another person or organisation or another prescribed authority, the person, organisation or authority responsible for payment of contributions to the Fund in respect of –

(i) contributors; or

(ii) other persons who were eligible employees within the meaning of the regulations as in force before the commencement of Part 5 of the Public Sector Superannuation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2004 ;

(b) by inserting the following definition after the definition of non-contributory scheme :

prescribed authority means an authority, State-owned company, Agency or part of an Agency to which the regulations apply;