# The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987, Regulation J1: Interpretation


In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Communities' scheme” means the pension scheme provided for officials and other servants of the Communities in accordance with regulations adopted by the Council of the European Communities;
“Community institution” includes a body treated as one of the Community institutions for the purposes of the Communities scheme;
“fund authority” means—
(a) in relation to a person who became, or ceased to be, employed in his local government employment before 16th May 1974, the local authority within the meaning of the Act of 1937 maintaining the superannuation fund to which the person became a contributor after he ceased to be employed in non-local government employment or, as the case may be, was last a contributor before he became employed in approved non-local government employment; and
(b) in relation to a person who became, or ceased to be, employed in his local government employment on or after 16th May 1974, the scheduled body maintaining the superannuation fund to which the person became a contributor after he ceased to be employed in non-local government employment or, as the case may be, was last a contributor before he became employed in approved non-local government employment;
“local Act authority” and “local Act scheme” have—
(a) in relation to any time before 25th March 1972, the same meanings as in the Act of 1937, and
(b) in relation to any time on or after 25th March 1972, the same meanings as in section 8 of the Act of 1972;
“local government employer”, in relation to a person who is, or has been, employed in local government employment, means the body which is, or is treated as being, the employing authority or former employing authority for the purposes of the Acts of 1937 to 1953, the local Act scheme or these Regulations, as the case may be;
“pension” does not include an allowance or gratuity; and
“service” means service or employment with any employer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1850/regulation/J1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-J1
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