PART 3SCHEMES

Pensions

11.—(1) A scheme made by a district council, county council or a London borough council shall set out—

(a)which members of the authority are to be entitled to pensions in accordance with a scheme made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972(1); and

(b)whether the basic allowance or the special responsibility allowance, or both, may be treated as amounts in respect of which such pensions are payable in accordance with a scheme made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972.

(2) In making such provision an authority may only include someone who has first been recommended by the independent remuneration panel established in respect of that authority for such entitlement under regulation 21.

(1)

1972 c. 11. See also the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1612), as amended by S.I. 1997/1613, 1998/1238, 1998/2118, 1999/1212, 1999/3438, 2000/1005, 2000/1164, 2000/3025, 2001/770, 2001/1481, 2001/3401, 2002/206 and 2002/819.