Scottish Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 285

POLICE

PENSIONS

The Police Pensions Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Made

24th May 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

31st May 2006

Coming into force

22nd June 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and after consultation with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom(2), hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

1976 c. 35 (“the Act”). Section 1 is amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), section 103 and paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) and section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52). These powers are extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). The functions of the Secretary of State under the Act as regards Scotland are transferred to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/1750 article 2, Schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 1 of the Act was transferred to Treasury by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, and such consent is not required in the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the transferred functions by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750 and section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

See section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), which substituted the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom for the Police Council for the United Kingdom.