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The Minister for the Civil Service makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and (2)(a), 2(1), 3(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), 4(3) and (6) (as read with section 4(1)), 5(2)(c) (as read with section 5(1)), 8(1)(a), 12(6) and (7), 18(5), (5A), (6) and (7) and 25(3) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, Schedule 3 and paragraphs 1(2)(ii) and 5(1) of Schedule 7 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013^f1.

In accordance with section 21 of that Act, the Minister for the Civil Service has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Minister likely to be affected by these Regulations.