2. From the merger date, the 2013 Regulations apply in relation to Northumberland and to South Tyneside with the following modifications—
(a)in paragraph 1(a) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 (pension funds), the reference to a county council does not include a reference to Northumberland;
(b)regulation 103 (changes of administering authority) does not apply in relation to the transfer of assets and liabilities described in regulation 3(1) of these Regulations; and
(c)the table in Part 2 of Schedule 3 (pension funds) applies as if for any person for whom the appropriate administering authority had been or would be Northumberland, the appropriate administering authority is South Tyneside.