Introductory text

PENSIONS

Made 24th November 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th November 2008

Coming into force 19th December 2008

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976^f1, and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act they have consulted with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1976 (c. 35) (“the Act”). Section 1 is amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), section 103 and paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) and section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52). These powers are extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). The functions of the Secretary of State under the Act as regards Scotland are transferred to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/1750 article 2, Schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 1 of the Act was transferred to Treasury by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, and such consent is not required in the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the transferred functions by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750 and section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
f2: See section 61 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16).