{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-pension-sharing-on-divorce-scotland-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-pension-sharing-on-divorce-scotland-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2001/23",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Pension Sharing on Divorce) (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-pension-sharing-on-divorce-scotland-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 29th January 2001\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 31st January 2001\nComing into force 3rd March 2001\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with such associations of local authorities as appeared to them to be concerned and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the Regulations as appeared to them to be appropriate, in accordance with section 7(5) of the Superannuation Act 1972, and not having considered consultation with any individual local authority desirable, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 11; sections 12(2) and (4) were amended and section 12(4A) was inserted by the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7), S.10; the functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999, article 2 and Schedule 1 (S.I. 1999/1750)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/23/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:48:24.740335+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."
}