1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 and save as is mentioned in paragraph (2), come into force on 1st April 2014.
(2) Regulation 2(3) and the definition of “actuarial guidance issued by the Secretary of State” in Schedule 1 (which require the Secretary of State to consult the Government Actuary's Department before issuing actuarial guidance) come into force on 1st November 2013 for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to consult the Government Actuary's Department and to issue guidance to have effect from 1st April 2014.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales M1.
Marginal Citations
M1The Secretary of State's functions under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972 in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland were devolved to Scottish Ministers by section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to Scottish Ministers etc) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750).
2.—(1) These Regulations establish a scheme for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of persons working in local government service, referred to in these Regulations as “the Scheme”.
[F1(1A) In these Regulations “local government service” means employment with a body specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2.
(1B) A person is deemed to be in local government service for the purpose of these Regulations—
(a)if that person is employed by a body specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 and is designated, or belongs to a class of employees that is designated, by that body as being eligible for membership of the Scheme; or
(b)if that person is specified in column 1 of the table in Part 4 of Schedule 2.
(1C) The Scheme may potentially relate to a person employed by an admission body.]
(2) The Scheme manager responsible for the local administration of pensions and other benefits payable under these Regulations is referred to in these Regulations as the “administering authority”.
(3) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Government Actuary's Department, issue actuarial guidance to administering authorities.
[F2(3A) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to administering authorities on the administration and management of the Scheme.
(3B) Before preparing or revising guidance under paragraph (3A), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate.]
(4) Schedule 1 (interpretation) contains definitions of expressions used in these Regulations which apply for their interpretation unless the context indicates that they have a different meaning.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 2(1A)-(1C) inserted (14.5.2018) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/493), regs. 1(2), 3