The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 102

National Health Service

The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

Made

22nd February 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

23rd February 2021

Coming into force

1st April 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 and schedule 3 of the Superannuation Act 1972(1), section 1(1) and (2)(e) and paragraph 5(b) of schedule 2, and schedule 3, of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 10(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, the Scottish Ministers consulted the representatives of such persons as appeared to them likely to be affected by these Regulations. In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers laid before the Scottish Parliament a report concerning the changes to members’ contribution rates under the NHS Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015(3) made by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and section 3(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury(4).

(1)

1972 c.11. Section 10 was amended by Part II of schedule 7 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c.58), schedule 5 of the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c.32), sections 4(2) and 8(5) and (6) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7) (“the 1990 Act”), paragraph 7 of schedule 8 of the Pensions Schemes Act 1993 (c.48), paragraph 10 of schedule 8 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c.25) and S.I. 2001/3649. Section 12 was amended by section 10 of the 1990 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of article 2 and schedule 1 of S.I. 1999/1750.

(2)

2013 c.25.

(3)

The pension scheme established by S.S.I. 2015/94 is to be known in terms of regulation 2(2) of that instrument as the NHS Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015.

(4)

The function of the Minister under section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972 was transferred to the Treasury by S.I. 1981/1670.