Citation, interpretation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2015.
(2) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013(1).
(3) These Regulations come into force as follows—
(a)on 20th February 2015, this regulation and regulations 2, 8 and 9—
(i)so far as they insert regulation 105 (delegation) into the Principal Regulations,
(ii)so far as they insert regulation 106 (local pension boards: establishment) into the Principal Regulations for the purposes of the obtaining of approval from the Secretary of State under paragraphs (2) to (4) of that regulation, and
(iii)so far as they insert regulations 107 (local pensions boards: membership), 108 (local pensions boards: conflicts of interest), 111 (scheme advisory board: membership) and 112 (scheme advisory board: conflict of interest) into the Principal Regulations for the purposes of appointment of members of local pension boards and the Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board; and
(b)on 1st April 2015—
(i)this regulation and regulations 2, 8 and 9 so far as not already commenced, and
(ii)the remainder of these Regulations.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.