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2.—(1) The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2018 M1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (28).
(2) In regulation 1(2)—
(a)after “29(11),” insert “ 29(13), ”, and
(b)for “transfer” substitute “ Transfer ”.
(3) For regulation 2(1) substitute “ These Regulations consolidate with certain amendments the provisions of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2014, which established a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of persons employed by Scheme employers, and constitute “the Scheme” ”.
(4) In regulation 2(2) for “scheme” substitute “ Scheme ”.
(5) In regulation 8(1) for “Pension” substitute “ Pensions ”.
(6) In regulation 9—
(a)in paragraph (4) for “affect” substitute “ affects ”,
(b)in paragraph (5) for “meaning of “actual pensionable pay”” substitute “ meaning of “pensionable pay” ”, and
(c)in paragraph (6) for “on or after” substitute “ on or after the day prior to ”.
(7) In regulation 10(1) for “scheme” substitute “ Scheme ”.
(8) In regulation 11, after paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) An active member, who is absent from work with permission from the member's Scheme employer (otherwise than by reason of illness or injury) for a continuous period of less than 31 days and is receiving reduced or no pay, must pay contributions on the pensionable pay the member would have received during that period but for the absence.”.
(9) In regulation 16—
(a)in paragraph (11)(e) for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”, and
(b)in paragraph (16) after “applies,” insert “ an ”.
(10) In regulation 17—
(a)in paragraph (6)—
(i)remove “(2),”,
(ii)for “(7)”, substitute “ (6), (8), ”,
(iii)for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”, and
(iv)in (b)(ii) after “annuity” insert “ or additional pension ”,
(b)in paragraph (8), after “conditions” insert “ ; and this provision applies also to members of Earlier Schemes ”, and
(c)in paragraph (12)(e) after “annuity” insert “ or additional pension ”.
(11) In regulation 21—
(a)in paragraph (4)(a)(v) for “12 weeks” substitute “ 3 months ”, and
(b)in paragraph (4)(b)(v) for “3 months” substitute “ 12 weeks ”.
(12) In regulation 22—
(a)in paragraph (6) in penultimate line for “and” substitute “ or ”, and
(b)in paragraph (7) in [F1the third] line for “and” substitute “ or ”.
(13) In regulation 23(8) for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”.
(14) In regulation 25(8) for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”.
(15) In regulation 27—
(a)in paragraph (1) for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”, and
(b)in paragraph (5) for “29(6)” substitute “ 29(7) ”.
(16) After regulation 29(13) insert—
“(14) A deferred member who has attained the age of 55 or over may elect to receive immediate payment of a retirement pension, reduced by the amount shown as appropriate in actuarial guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers, irrespective of whether the deferred pension member is also an employee in local government service.”.
(17) In regulation 30(2) after “limit” insert “ for the purposes of paragraph (1) ”.
(18) In regulation 37—
(a)in paragraph (7) for “21(6)” substitute “ 21(8) ”, and
(b)after paragraph (7) insert—
“(8) For the purposes of this regulation, regulations 38, 39 and 40, in calculating assumed pensionable pay in accordance with regulation 21(4) (assumed pensionable pay), no account is to be taken of any reduction in the pensionable pay the member incurred if the member was working reduced contractual hours as a consequence of ill-health or infirmity of mind or body.”.
(19) In regulation 39(4)(a)(iii) after “excluded” insert “ any ”.
(20) In regulation 43—
(a)in paragraph (5)(c) after “30” insert “ (award of additional pension) ”, and
(b)in paragraph (11) for “paragraph (4)(c)” substitute “ paragraphs (4)(c), (5)(c), (9)(c) and (10)(c) ”.
(21) In regulation 61(8)for “paragraph (7)” substitute “ paragraph (9) ”.
(22) In regulation 63(3) for “61(6)” substitute “ 61(8) ”.
(23) In regulation 64(2)(b) for “4(6)” substitute “ 4(4) ”.
(24) In regulation 98 for “is” substitute “ are ”.
(25) In regulation 99(3)(a), add at the end—
“(iii)UK Parliamentary elections;”.
(26) In schedule 1—
(a)in the definition of “co-habiting partner” in paragraph (a) for “(b)” substitute “ (b)(i), and the conditions in (b)(ii) to (iv) ”, and
(b)after the definition of “dependant” insert—
““Earlier Schemes” has the meaning in regulation 1(4) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/233).”.
F2(27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(28) In schedule 4 —
(a)for paragraph 2, substitute “ Scottish Ministers may, on application by a Scheme employer, by a written direction substitute a different administering authority as the appropriate administering authority for a person or class of person ”,
(b)omit paragraph 3, and
(c)in paragraph 4 for “3” substitute “ 2 ”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(12)(b) substituted (28.6.2019 with effect from 1.6.2018) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/204), regs. 1, 2(2)
F2Reg. 2(27) revoked (28.6.2019 with effect from 1.6.2018) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/204), regs. 1, 2(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 28.6.2019, see reg. 1(1)
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