The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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

29.  In regulation 15 (additional contributions)—

(a) omit paragraph (1)(b);

(b) for paragraph (1)(d) substitute—

“(d) regulation 14 (election in respect of additional pension) and 14A(1) (election to pay additional contributions: survivor benefits) of the Benefits Regulations and regulations 23, 24, 24A and 24B of the Administration Regulations(2) (payment, discontinuance and use of additional contributions) as they apply to a member who has elected before 1st April 2014 to pay additional contributions under those regulations.”.

(c) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Regulation 17 of the 2013 Regulations (additional voluntary contributions) applies to an AVC arrangement entered into before 1st April 2014 as it applies to an AVC arrangement entered into on or after that date save that—

(a) the normal pension age in an AVC arrangement entered into before 1st April 2014 is the normal retirement age under the 2008 Scheme; and

(b) regulation 66(8) of the 1997 Regulations (persons making elections in relation to AVCs prior to 13th November 2001) continues to have effect in relation to persons of the description in that regulation .”;

(d) omit paragraph (4);

(e) in paragraph (5) for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraph (2A)”.

(1)

Regulation 14A was inserted by S.I. 2009/3150 and was amended by S.I. 2010/2090 and S.I. 2012/1989.

(2)

Regulations 24A and 24B were inserted by S.I. 2009/3150.