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

Citation, extent, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2015.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the 1974 Regulations” means the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1974(1);

“the 1974 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the 1974 Regulations;

“the 1987 Regulations” means the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987(2);

“the 1987 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the 1987 Regulations;

“the 1998 Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998(3);

“the 1998 Transitional Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1998(4)

“the 1998 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the 1998 Regulations and the 1998 Transitional Regulations;

“the 2009 Scheme Transitional Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(5);

“the 2009 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the Administration Regulations, the Benefits Regulations and the 2009 Scheme Transitional Regulations;

“the 2014 Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2014(6);

“the 2015 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by these Regulations and the 2014 Regulations;

“the Administration Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(7);

“the Benefits Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(8);

“the Earlier Schemes” means the 1974, the 1987, the 1998 and the 2009 Schemes collectively;

“the Earlier Regulations” means the regulations by which the Earlier Schemes were constituted;

“public service pension scheme” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(9).

(5) In these Regulations, where an expression is used in relation to provisions in the 1998 Regulations, the 1998 Transitional Regulations, the Benefits Regulations, the Administration Regulations, the 2009 Scheme Transitional Regulations, or the 2014 Regulations, those expressions are to be construed in accordance with the meaning given to those expressions in the provisions referred to, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(6) In these Regulations, where final pay is to be calculated in accordance with regulations 9 to 11 of the Benefits Regulations (calculation of final pay) if a certificate has been issued under regulation 22 of the 1998 Regulations, regulation 43 of the Administration Regulations or regulation 93 of the 2014 Regulations (permanent reductions in pay: certificates of protection of pension benefits), that certificate continues to have effect in accordance with the regulation in question.

(1)

S.I. 1974/812; these Regulations were revoked by S.I. 1987/1850.

(2)

S.I. 1987/1850, these Regulations were revoked by S.S.I. 2008/229

(3)

S.I. 1998/366.

(4)

S.I. 1998/364.

(5)

S.S.I. 2008/229, as amended by S.S.I. 2010/233 and S.S.I. 2010/234.

(6)

S.S.I. 2014/164.

(7)

S.S.I 2008/228.

(8)

S.S.I. 2008/230.

(9)

1993 c.48; section 1 has amendments which are not relevant to this instrument.