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

    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