The Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Active members
4Contributions payable by active members
5Meaning of “pensionable pay”
6Benefits
7Periods of membership
8Calculation of length of periods of membership
9Final pay: general
10Final pay: reserve forces, maternity leave etc.
11Final pay: fees
12Power of employing authority to increase total membership of active members
13Power of employing authority to award additional pension
14Election in respect of additional pension
15Elections to pay AVCs
16Retirement benefits
17Retirement after the normal retirement date
18Flexible retirement
19Early leavers: business efficiency and redundancy
20Early leavers: ill-health
21Election for lump sum in lieu of pension
22Limit on total amount of benefits
23Death grants: active members
24Survivor benefits: active members
25Meaning of “nominated cohabiting partner”
26Meaning of “eligible child”
27Children’s pensions
28Children’s pensions: active members
29Calculation on leaving early
30Choice of early payment of pension
31Early payment of pension: ill-health
32Death grants: deferred members
33Survivor benefits: deferred members
34Children’s pensions: deferred members
35Death grants: pensioner members
36Survivor benefits: pensioner members
37Children’s pensions: pensioner members
38Pension increases under the Pensions (Increase) Acts
39Commutation: small pensions
40Commutation: exceptional ill-health
41Guidance on future costs
42Pension debits
43No double entitlement
44Members of local authorities
SCHEDULECouncillor Members
CONTRIBUTIONS
Pay
1For regulation 5 (meaning of “pensionable pay”) substitute– (1) A councillor member’s pensionable pay in any year is...
BENEFITS
Preliminary
2For regulation 8(5) (calculation of length of periods of membership)...
3Omit regulations 9 (final pay: general) and 11 (final pay:...
Retirement benefits
4Omit regulation 19 (early leavers: business efficiency and redundancy).
5In regulation 20 (early leavers: ill health) for paragraph (1)...
Death grants
6In regulation 23 (death grant: active members), for paragraphs (3)...
7In regulation 32 (death grants: deferred members), for paragraph (3)...
8In regulation 35 (death grants: pensioner members), for paragraph (3)...
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Increases of membership and pensions
9Omit regulations 12 (power of employing authority to increase total...

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The Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

For the purpose of regulation 4(3)

For all other purposes

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 12 of and Schedule 3 to the Superannuation Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 7(5) of that Act, they have consulted such associations of local authorities as appeared to them to be concerned, such local authorities with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the proposed regulations as appeared to them to be appropriate.