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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-governance-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-amendment-governance-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 19th May 2026\nLaid before Parliament 21st May 2026\nComing into force 30th June 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 3(1) to (3) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (“PSPA 2013”) and section 5 of the Pension Schemes Act 2026.\nIn accordance with section 21(1) and (5) of the PSPA 2013, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons and the representatives of such persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to be likely to be affected by these Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 3(5) of the PSPA 2013, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c. 25. Section 3 was amended by section 94 of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7) and section 7 of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 (c. 22). Schedule 3 was amended by section 100 of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022. See section 2 of and Schedule 2 to the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 as to how the power is exercisable by the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2026 c. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 21(5), as inserted by section 7(3) of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 (c. 22), provides that any consultation on the provision made under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 can be satisfied by consultation carried out before that Act came into force."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/545/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:01:04.886098+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}