The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 654

National Health Service, England And Wales

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

11th March 2008

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2008

Coming into force

1st April 2008

The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1) and (2) and 12(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1) with the consent of the Treasury(2).

In accordance with section 10(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate(3).

(1)

1972 c. 11. Section 10(1) was amended by sections 57 and 58 of, and Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32) and by section 4(2) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7). Section 12(2) was amended by section 10(1) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7).

(2)

See section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and article 2 of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670).

(3)

See section 10(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972.