Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 192 (S. 8)
The Local Government (Discretionary Payments and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 - continued

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PART IV
COMPENSATION FOR REDUNDANCY WHERE PART III DOES NOT APPLY

Persons to whom this Part applies
34.  - (1) This Part applies where any person who is or is eligible to be a LGSS member-

(b) in respect of that loss of employment is not disentitled to a redundancy payment under Part XI of the Employment Rights Act 1996 by virtue of section 197(3) of that Act (agreements to exclude rights to redundancy payments on expiry of short fixed term contracts) and either-

(i) is not eligible to benefit under Part III; or
(ii) is so eligible but has not been granted a credited period under regulation 8 by his LGSS employer; (2000/77) and (SI2006/609)

(c) has attained the age of 18 on the material date and, unless he has attained the age of 50 on that date, is entitled to count a qualifying employment of at least 2 years; (2000/77) (SI2006/609)

(d) is not a person to whom Part II of the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy or Premature Retirement on Reorganisation) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 applies; (2000/77)

.(e) on the material date has a total period of membership of 40 years or less; and (2000/77)

(f) has not attained the age of 65 on that date. (2000/77)

(SI2006/609)

    (2) In determining for the purposes of paragraph (1) whether a person is eligible to be a LGSS member, the fact-

shall be disregarded.

Determination to pay and computation of compensation
     35.  - (1) Where this Part applies, the LGSS employer LGPS employer (SI1998/364) may before the end of the period of six months beginning with the material date determine to pay compensation of an amount not exceeding a sum equivalent to 66 weeks' remuneration or, if it is less-

but no person may be paid compensation under this regulation in respect of the cessation of an employment in respect of which an additional period of membership may be counted under regulation 51 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998. (SI2000/77)

(1) The LGPS employer may before the end of the period of six months beginning with the material date determine to pay to an employee to whom this Part applies compensation which shall not exceed 66 weeks' remuneration 104 weeks' remuneration (SSI 2009/187), but no person may be paid compensation under this regulation in respect of the cessation of an employment in respect of which an additional period of membership may be counted under regulation 51 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (SI2006/609) regulation 51 of the LGPS Regulations or regulation 12 of the Benefits Regulations (SSI 2009/187).

(1A) In any case, the maximum amount shall not exceed one week's pay for each week (fractions of a week being disregarded) between the material date and the employee's normal retirement date (or the date which would be his normal retirement date if he were a member of the Scheme). (SI2000/77) (SI2006/609)

 (2) If any redundancy payment is made to the employee, an amount equivalent to it shall be deducted from the amount of the compensation otherwise payable to him under this Part.

(2) Where the employee has received, in respect of the cessation of his former employment–

(a) a redundancy payment to which he is entitled under Part XI of the 1996 Act; or

(b) compensation paid to him under Part II of these Regulations,

an amount equivalent to such payment and, as the case may be, compensation shall be deducted from the amount of the compensation
otherwise payable to him under this Part. (SI2006/609)

Notification and payment of compensation
36.  - (1) After making a determination under regulation 35(1) in respect of a person, the LGSS employer LGPS employer (SI1998/364) shall as soon as is reasonably practicable give him written notification of the compensation payable, giving details of the calculation in question.

(2) Any compensation payable under this Part-

Supplementary provisions
37.  - (1) Sections 220 to 224 and 226 to 229 of the 1996 Act (calculation of a week's pay) shall apply for the purposes of calculating a week's remuneration for the purposes of this Part, but with the omission of section 227(1)(c) and the substitution for references to the calculation date of references to the material date.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the compensation payable to a person under this Part, the LGSS employer LGPS employer (SI1998/364) shall not include any years of qualifying employment which they or a previous LGSS employer LGPS employer (SI1998/364) have taken into account in calculating compensation which has been paid to him previously under these Regulations or other regulations made under section 24 of the 1972 Act (except for concurrent qualifying employment). (SI2006/609)
(3) No period of qualifying employment which has been taken into account in calculating compensation paid under this Part may be taken into account for the purposes of calculating compensation to be paid under these Regulations or other regulations made under that section (except, in the case of a calculation by a LGSS employer LGPS employer (SI1998/364), for concurrent qualifying employment.) (SI2006/609)

    (4) In this Part-

"excluded employment" means a period of employment-

"relevant disqualification", in relation to an occupational pension scheme (including the LGSS the Scheme (SI1998/364)) which applies to qualifying employment, means any of the following reasons in consequence of which (either alone or taken together) a person has not become, has ceased to be or has not been treated as being eligible for membership of the scheme, namely-

and other expressions used in this Part and in Part III have the same meaning as in that Part.

(4) In this Part "material date" has the same meaning as in Part III. (SI2006/609)