The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 224

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Made

4th June 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

6th June 2008

Coming into force

28th June 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 10(1) of that Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury(2).

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

(1)

1972 c. 11. Section 10(1) was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Schedule 7, Part II and sections 4(2), 8(5) and 10 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7); section 10(6) was amended by the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), Schedule 8, paragraph 7 and by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3649), section 12(2) was amended by section 10(1) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750).

(2)

See section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972. This function was transferred to the Treasury by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670), article 2 and is still exercisable by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750, article 2 and Schedule 1.

(3)

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