The Local Government Pensions Etc. (Civil Partnership) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 No. 554

SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 1998

Amendments to Schedules 1 and 1A: Interpretation

33.  In the definition of “guaranteed minimum” in Schedule 1 for “widows and widowers” substitute “widows, widowers and surviving civil partners”.

34.  In Schedule 1A–

(a) after the definition of “contracted out rights” insert–

““ex civil partner” means a former civil partner to whom pension credit rights under the Scheme have been or are to be allocated following a pension sharing order;”; and

(b) in the definition of “ex spouse” for “individual” substitute “former spouse”.