The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions, Savings and Amendment) Regulations 2014

Councillor pensions

26.—(1) Notwithstanding the revocation of the 1997 Regulations, they continue to have effect in respect of councillor members and their councillor membership, with the modifications set out in Schedule 8 to those Regulations(1)—

(a) in respect of a councillor member who is a member of a local authority in Wales;

(b) in respect of a councillor member who is a member of a local authority in England only to the extent that a councillor who is a member on 31st March 2014 may continue to accrue rights until the end of the term of office which that member is serving on 1st April 2014.

(2) The 2013 Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraph (3).

(3) In Part 4 of Schedule 2 (scheme employers), omit the entries relating to the Mayor of London and a member of the London Assembly.

(4) Notwithstanding the amendment effected by paragraph (3), a member who is the Mayor of London or a member of the London Assembly on 1st April 2014 is entitled to membership of the 2014 Scheme, and may continue to accrue rights in that Scheme, until the end of the term of office which that member is serving on 1st April 2014, or age 75, whichever is the earlier.

(1)

Schedule 8 was inserted by S.I. 2003/1022 and has been amended by S.I. 2004/573, S.I. 2004/928, S.I. 2005/3069, S.I. 2006/966, and S.I. 2006/2008; regulation 137A of the 1997 Regulations introducing Schedule 8 and Schedule 8 itself were saved by regulation 13 of S.I. 2008/238.