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Regulation 24 Amendment of Part 1

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In Part 1 (citation and interpretation), in rule 2(1)—

(a)

in the appropriate places insert—

  • ““the 2013 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;

  • “connected member” has the meaning given in rule 1C of Part 2;

  • “connected special member” has the meaning given in rule 1D of Part 2;

  • “continued pension” has the meaning given in rule 1B of Part 3;

  • “continuity of service” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;

  • “equivalent amount to the NFPS lower tier ill-health pension” has the meaning given in regulation 65(4) of the 2015 Regulations;

  • “final salary link” means the final salary link which applies when the requirements of paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act are met;

  • “scheme closing date” means 31st March 2015;

  • “scheme employment”, in relation to the 2015 Scheme, has the meaning given in regulation 6 of the 2015 Regulations;

  • “tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;

  • “transition date” means—

    1. (a)

      if the firefighter member or the special firefighter member is a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the tapered protection closing date for that member;

    2. (b)

      if the firefighter member or special firefighter member is not a full protection member of this Scheme or a tapered protection member of this Scheme, the date after the scheme closing date; or

    3. (c)

      the date on which the member ceased to be a full protection member of this Scheme;

  • “transition member” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations;”;

(b)

for the definition of “Scheme Actuary”, substitute—

  • ““Scheme Actuary” means the actuary appointed by Scottish Ministers under regulation 140 (appointment of scheme actuary) of the 2015 Regulations;”; and

(c)

for the definition of “special member” substitute—

  • ““special member” means—

    1. (a)

      a special firefighter member;

    2. (b)

      a special deferred member;

    3. (c)

      a special pensioner member;

    4. (d)

      a connected special member;”.