Regulation 6 Amendment of the Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

After regulation 17, insert—

“Exceptions

17A.

(1)

Where the employer considers that the circumstances specified in regulation 5B(1), 5C(1) and (2) or 5D(1) of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010^f1 apply in relation to an officer, the employer may choose not to enrol the officer on that person’s enrolment date or automatic re-enrolment date.

(2)

In such a case, the employer is to be treated as having satisfied the duty in section 3(2) or 5(2) of the Pensions Act 2008.”.