The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1134

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

16th July 2019

Laid before Parliament

17th July 2019

Coming into force

1st September 2019

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 9, 12 and 24 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1) (“the 1972 Act”).

The Secretary of State also makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers in sections 2 and 3 of, paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 to, and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2) (“the 2013 Act”).

The Secretary of State has carried out the consultations referred to in section 9(5) of the 1972 Act and section 21(1) of the 2013 Act.

In accordance with sections 9(1) and 24(1) of the 1972 Act and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury(3).

(1)

1972 c.11; relevant amendments to section 9 were made by sections 4, 8, and 11 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7), paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48) and article 107 of S.I. 2001/3649, and there are other amendments not relevant to this instrument; section 12 was amended by section 10 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 1990. There are amendments to section 24 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

2013 c. 25.

(3)

The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service in the 1972 Act were transferred to the Treasury by virtue of article 2 of S.I. 1981/1670.