# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales.
(3) These Regulations shall come into force as follows—
(a) regulation 8 on 10th March 2008; and
(b) the remainder on 1st April 2008.
(4) In these Regulations—
“the 1997 Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997;
“the 1997 Scheme” means the occupational pension scheme constituted by the 1997 Regulations;
“the Administration Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008;
“the Benefits Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007; and
“the Scheme” means the Local Government Pension Scheme 2008 constituted by the Benefits Regulations and the Administration Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/238/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-1
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