The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement, effect and extent

3. 2. Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

4. 3. Membership before 1st April 1972

5. 4. Continuity of rights within regulation 12(1)

6. 5. Civil servants transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

7. 6. Former members of NHS Superannuation Scheme for Scotland

8. 7. Re-employment of members

9. 8. Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998

10. 9. Agreements to enable employees of non-Scheme employers to be members (“admission agreements”)

11. 10. Further restrictions on eligibility

12. 11. Periods of membership: “total membership”

13. 12. Meaning of “pay”

14. 13. Members with lower rate rights

15. 14. Obligatory contributions during absences

16. 15. Optional contribution during absences

17. 16. General qualifications for benefits

18. 17. Calculations

19. 18. Final pay

20. 19. Retirement after age 65

21. 20. Ill-Health

22. 21. Amounts of ill-health pension and grant

23. 22. Re-employed and rejoining deferred members

24. 23. Death grants

25. 24. Surviving spouse’s short-term pension

26. 25. Reduction of some surviving spouses' pensions

27. 26. Children’s short-term pensions

28. 27. Commutation: small pension

29. 28. Power of employing authority to increase total membership of members leaving employment at or after 50.

30. 29. Power of employing authority to increase total membership of new members

31. 30. Election for pension in lieu of retirement grant

32. 31. Election for lump sum in lieu of pension

33. 32. Elections to pay AVCs

34. 33. Changes of employment in which membership is continued

35. 34. Special circumstances where revised actuarial valuations and certificates must be obtained

36. 35. Employer’s further payments

37. 36. Interest

38. 37. Rights to return of contributions

39. 38. Deduction and recovery of member’s contributions

40. 39. Interest on late payment of certain benefits

41. 40. First instance decisions

42. 41. Statements of policy concerning exercise of discretionary functions

43. 42. Statements of policy concerning abatement of retirement pension in new employment

44. 43. Credited periods for transferring members with mis-sold pension rights

45. 44. Separate employment etc

46. 45. Interpretation

47. 46. Admission agreements

48. 47. Revenue restrictions

49. 48. Savings

50. 49. Right to opt out

51. Signature

52. 1. SCHEDULE

       SCHEDULE TO BE ADDED TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1998

       1. SCHEDULE 2A MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN AN ADMISSION AGREEMENT...

53. Explanatory Note