Introductory text

Pensions

Made 21st April 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st April 2015

Coming into force 20th May 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976^f1 and 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. Section 1 was amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c.10), section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c.52) and paragraph 129 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13). These powers were extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). The functions of the Secretary of State as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), article 2 and Schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 1 was transferred to the 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) and section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c.10), which substituted the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom for the Police Council for the United Kingdom. Section 131 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c.12) abolishes the Police Negotiating Board, but this provision remains to be commenced in relation to Scotland.