{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013/regulation-55B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013/regulation-55B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2356",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/55B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "55B",
  "heading": "Administering authorities: knowledge and understanding requirement for relevant persons",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to any person who is—\n(a) a member of a committee,\n(b) a member of a sub-committee, or\n(c) an officer\nto whom an administering authority has delegated its functions, or part of its functions, under these Regulations.\n(2) This paragraph applies to any person who is an LGPS senior officer.\n(3) A person to whom paragraph (1) or (2) applies must within a reasonable period after being appointed—\n(a) be conversant with—\n(i) the rules of the Scheme, and\n(ii) any document recording policy relating to the administration of the Scheme which is for the time being adopted in relation to the Scheme;\n(b) have knowledge and understanding of the law relating to pensions.\n(4) The degree of knowledge and understanding required by paragraph (3) is that appropriate to the proper exercise of the functions delegated to the person by the administering authority, in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of State from time to time.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 55A, 55B inserted (30.6.2026) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/545), regs. 1(2), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2356/regulation/55B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:40:57.304771+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."
}