5.—(1) The Scottish Ministers are the scheme manager for this scheme and any statutory pension scheme that is connected with it(1).
(2) The scheme manager is responsible for managing this scheme and any connected scheme.
(3) Pensions and other benefits payable under this scheme are payable by the scheme manager.
(4) A statutory scheme that is a defined contributions scheme is not connected with this scheme(2).
(5) The scheme established by the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991(3) is not connected with this scheme.
(6) The scheme manager may delegate any functions under these Regulations, including this power to delegate.
See Section 4(6) of the Act which sets out when statutory schemes are “connected”.
See Section 37 of the Act for the meaning of “defined contributions scheme”.