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53.—(1) The bodies listed in Part 1 of Schedule 3, referred to in these Regulations as “administering authorities”, must maintain a pension fund for the Scheme.
(2) An administering authority is responsible for managing and administering the Scheme in relation to any person for which it is the appropriate administering authority under these Regulations.
(3) The appropriate administering authority in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the Scheme, or is entitled to any benefit in respect of a person who is or has been a member of the Scheme, is the authority specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3 in relation to that person.
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 53(4) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/57), regs. 1(3)(b)(ii), 3
54.—(1) An administering authority which has made an admission agreement may establish a further pension fund (an “admission agreement fund”) in addition to the fund maintained under regulation 53(1) (Scheme managers) (“the main fund”).
(2) Immediately after an authority establishes an admission agreement fund, it must give the Secretary of State written notice that it has done so.
(3) The notice must specify the admission bodies whose employees are eligible for benefits from the admission agreement fund.
(4) Where an admission agreement fund is established—
(a)the liabilities of the main fund as respects membership in employment with those specified bodies become liabilities of the admission agreement fund; and
(b)assets of such value as an actuary appointed by the appropriate administering authority determines to be appropriate must be transferred from the main fund to the admission agreement fund.
(5) When valuations under regulation 62 (actuarial valuations of pension funds) of both the main fund and the admission agreement fund are first obtained after the admission agreement fund is established, the administering authority must obtain from the actuary appointed by the authority—
(a)a transfer statement; and
(b)a rates and adjustment certificate for the admission agreement fund for each remaining year of the period covered by the most recent such certificate for its main fund.
(6) The transfer statement must specify whether, in the actuary's opinion, there is a need for further assets to be transferred from the main fund to the admission agreement fund and, if so, their value.
(7) Where the transfer statement specifies that assets of a specified value need to be transferred, the administering authority must arrange for assets of that value to be transferred as soon as is reasonably practicable.
55.—(1) An administering authority must prepare a written statement setting out—
(a)whether the authority delegates its functions, or part of its functions under these Regulations to a committee, a sub-committee or an officer of the authority;
(b)if the authority does so—
(i)the terms, structure and operational procedures of the delegation,
(ii)the frequency of any committee or sub-committee meetings,
(iii)whether such a committee or sub-committee includes representatives of Scheme employers or members, and if so, whether those representatives have voting rights;
(c)the extent to which a delegation, or the absence of a delegation, complies with guidance given by the Secretary of State and, to the extent that it does not so comply, the reasons for not complying; and
(d)details of the terms, structure and operational procedures relating to the local pension board established under [F2regulation 106 (local pension boards: establishment)].
(2) An administering authority must keep a statement prepared under paragraph (1) under review, and make such revisions as are appropriate, following a material change to any of the matters mentioned in that paragraph.
(3) Before preparing or revising a statement under this regulation, an administering authority must consult such persons as it considers appropriate.
(4) An administering authority must publish its statement under this regulation, and any revised statement.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 55(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/57), regs. 1(3)(b)(ii), 4
56.—(1) After any of its pension funds has been audited, an administering authority must immediately send copies of the following to each body whose employees are active members—
(a)a summary of the revenue account and balance sheet of the fund; and
(b)any report by the auditor.
(2) The pension input period for the purposes of section 238 of the Finance Act 2004 M1 is the year ending on 31st March 2015 and each year ending on 31st March after that year.
Marginal Citations
M12004 c. 12; section 238 was amended by the Finance Act 2011 (c. 11).
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