78.—(1) The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 8 for “local education authority” in each place where those words occur substitute “local authority”.
(3) In Schedule 1—
(a)for the definition of “local authority” substitute—
““local authority”—
has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972, except in the provisions specified in paragraph (b), and
in regulation 8, paragraph 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 has the same meaning as in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 ;”, and
(b)omit the definition of “local education authority”.
(4) In paragraph 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 for “local education authority” substitute “local authority”.
(5) In paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 for “local education authority” substitute “local authority”.