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The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(h), 2(1) (together with paragraph 8 of Schedule 2), 3(1), (2)(b) and (c) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013^f1 (“the 2013 Act”) and sections 5(1) and (5), 6(1), 7(3), 8(1) and (3), 10(1), 11(1) and (5), 12(1) and (3), 18(1), 19(1) and (4), 20(1) and (5), 21, 22(1), (2), (3), (4) and (6), 24(1), 25(1) and (4), 26(1) and (2), 29(1), (7) and (8) and 37(2) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022^f2 (“PSPJOA 2022”) and section 27(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f3.

In accordance with section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 21(1) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations.