SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2000 No. 199

PENSIONS

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000

  Made 15th June 2000 
  Laid before the Scottish Parliament 16th June 2000 
  Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1


The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appeared to them to be concerned and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the Regulations as appeared to them to be appropriate, in accordance with section 7(5) of that Act, and not having considered consultation with any individual local authority desirable, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, effect and extent
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000.

    (2) These Regulations shall come into force as follows:-

    (3) The following provisions shall have effect from the following dates:-

    (4) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998
     2. The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998[2], shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 7.

Membership before 1st April 1972
     3. In regulation 8(1)-

Continuity of rights within regulation 12(1)
     4. Omit paragraph (3) of regulation 15.

Civil servants transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
     5. In regulation 21(3), insert after sub-paragraph (a) as a new sub-paragraph:-