Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales^f1.

(3)

These Regulations shall come into force as follows—

(a)

Parts 1 and 2, paragraph (a) of regulation 34 and regulation 46 on 1st April 2006;

(b)

Part 3 (except paragraph (a) of regulation 34) and regulations 47 and 48 on 6th April 2006; and

(c)

Part 4 on 1st October 2006.

(4)

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997^f2.

Annotations

f1: The Secretary of State’s functions under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972 in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland were devolved to Scottish Ministers by section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) and article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to Scottish Ministers etc) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750).
f2: S.I.1997/1612; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/1212, 2000/1164, 2001/1481, 2002/206, 2004/573, 2004/3372 and 2005/1903.