These Regulations have been made to correct errors in S.S.I. 2011/117 and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of these Regulations.

2011 No. 173

National Health Service

The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 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 10(1) of that Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury2.

In accordance with section 10(4) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to them to be appropriate.

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011.

2

These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 20112

The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 20113 are amended as follows—

a

in regulation A2(4) in the definition of “the 2008 Section” omit “Part 1 or 2 (whichever is applicable) of”;

b

in regulation B1(3) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Scottish Ministers”;

c

in regulation E6(1)(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) insert “or”;

d

in regulation G16(3)(a) for “these Regulations” substitute “the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20084”; and

e

in paragraph 1 of schedule 1, in the definition of “Common Services Agency” for “the 1972 Act” substitute “the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19785”.

JOHN SWINNEYA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

We consent

JEREMY WRIGHTMICHAEL FABRICANTTwo of the Lord’s Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make minor drafting amendments to the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011, which provide for the superannuation of persons engaged in the National Health Service in Scotland (other than those subject to the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008).