Explanatory note

These regulations make various amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) which constitute the Local Government Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”).

Regulations 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17(b), 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 make minor or drafting amendments. Regulation 25 takes effect from 1st April 1996.

Regulation 3 makes amendments to the definition of “remuneration”.

Regulation 5 reintroduces a provision which was contained in the Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1986 prior to their revocation by the principal Regulations in connection with the right of certain members to count service where there has been a return of contributions.

Regulation 7 allows a member to freeze his pension entitlement, without having to leave the Scheme, on changing jobs within local government employment as a consequence of Local Government Reorganisation.

Regulations 10 and 11 introduce the right for a person to nominate the recipient or recipients of his death benefits. These two regulations have effect from 1st September 1996.

Regulation 14 allows for the bulk transfer provisions on interfund transfers to apply where the merger of magistrates' court committees or probation committees necessitates a change of appropriate pension fund for Scheme members involved in the amalgamation.

Regulation 17(a) adds National Park authorities to the list of LGPS employers. This regulation has effect from 1st November 1995.

Regulation 18 amends the provisions dealing with the treatment of leased cars and the provision of a cash sum in lieu of a leased car for the purposes of the meaning of “remuneration”.

Regulation 22 adds a reference to National Park authorities for National Parks in Wales in the schedule dealing with certificates for material reduction in remuneration and extends the period in connection with local government reorganisation in Wales from 31st March 1997 to 30th September 1997. This regulation has effect from 1st November 1995.

Regulation 26 protects the rights of members with part-time service who were members of the Scheme before the principal Regulations came into force where the provisions of the principal Regulations are less favourable than the regulations which they revoked.

Regulation 27 provides that until 1st April 1996 National Park authorities for National Parks in Wales shall make employer contributions at a set rate which is the same as for new principal councils in Wales until that date.

Regulation 28 makes an amendment to the definition of “transferred member” in the Local Government Pension Scheme (Local Government Reorganisation in Wales) Regulations 1995 to cover county council employees and employees of Fire Services and Police authorities who transfer to a different appropriate pension fund as a result of local government reorganisation. This regulation has effect from 24th August 1995, the date the regulations referred to above came into force.

Regulation 29 makes a savings provision for cases where rights in relation to ex-employees could be adversely affected.

Unless otherwise stated, the regulations take effect on 2nd May 1995, the commencement date of the principal Regulations.