The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987

Transfers from England and Wales to Scotland

A4.—(1) In this regulation “previous local government employment” means employment or employments in England and Wales—

(a) in relation to any time before 1st April 1974, as a contributory employee within the meaning of the Local Government Superannuation Act 1937(1) or as a local Act contributor within the meaning of that Act, and

(b) in relation to any time after 31st March 1974, in which the person was or was deemed to be a pensionable employee within the meaning of the Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1974(2) or by virtue of which the person was a contributor to the local Act Superannuation Fund within the meaning of the Local Government Superannuation (City of London) Regulations 1977(3).

(2) This regulation shall apply to a person who was in previous local government employment and to whom Part II of the Local Government Superannuation (England and Scotland) Regulations 1948 to 1970(4) did not apply and who—

(a) entered employment with a scheduled body on or after 1st April 1974, or

(b) had ceased to be in previous local government employment on or after 1st April 1972, and more than a year after so ceasing became a contributing employee or local Act contributor.

(3) Where this regulation applies—

(a) “appointed day” for the purposes of the 1974 Regulations shall be 1st April 1974;

(b) these Regulations shall apply as if any period of previous local government employment was service with a scheduled body;

(c) except in regulation A5, any reference in these Regulations to an enactment, rule or regulation shall be deemed to include a reference to the corresponding provisions which applied or which apply in England and Wales.

(1)

1937 c. 68

(2)

S.I. 1974/520; the relevant amending instruments are 1977/1341, 1978/822 and 1979/1534

(3)

S.I. 1977/1341

(4)

S.I. 1948/1131, 1949/631, 1954/1250, 1970/1126