The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment Regulations 2004

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 62

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment Regulations 2004

Made

10th February 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

19th February 2004

Coming into force

26th March 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to them to be appropriate in accordance with section 10(4) of that Act, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1972 c. 11 (“the Act”); sections 10 and 12 of the Act were amended by the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7) (“the 1990 Act”), sections 4(2), 8(5), 8(6) and 10 and the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32) sections 57, 58 and Schedule 5; section 10(6) of the Act was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 8(6), and amended by the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), section 190 and Schedule 8, paragraph 7, and by S.I. 2001/3649 Part 3 Article 108. Functions under the Act as regards Scotland are transferred by S.I. 1999/1750, article 2 and schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 10 of the Act was transferred to the Treasury by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, and the consent of the Treasury is required in the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the transferred functions by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, schedule 1.