{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2020/31",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Service Pensions\nMade 18th February 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 20th February 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and sections 1, 2 and 3 and paragraph 3(b) of schedule 2 of the Public Services Pensions Act 2013 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 7(5) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and section 21(1) of the Public Services Pensions Act 2013, they have consulted such associations of local authorities as appeared to them to be concerned, such local authorities with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appeared to them to be appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.11. Section 7 was amended by paragraph 8 of schedule 8 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c.25). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 7 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2013 c.25."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/31/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:03:49.368352+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."
}