{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022/section-37",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/7",
  "legislation_title": "Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-and-judicial-offices-act-2022",
  "path": "section/37",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Scheme regulations",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter “scheme regulations”—\n(a) in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(a) or (3)(a), has the same meaning as in PSPA 2013 (see section 1(4) of that Act);\n(b) in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(b) or (3)(b), has the same meaning as in PSPA(NI) 2014 (see section 1(4) of that Act).\n(2) A power under this Chapter to make provision by means of scheme regulations for a Chapter 1 legacy scheme—\n(a) is to be exercised by the responsible authority for the Chapter 1 new scheme that is connected with the Chapter 1 legacy scheme, and\n(b) may be exercised by amending the Chapter 1 legacy scheme.\n(3) In subsection (2) “responsible authority”—\n(a) in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(a) or (3)(a), has the same meaning as in PSPA 2013 (see section 2 of that Act);\n(b) in relation to a Chapter 1 scheme within section 33(2)(b) or (3)(b), has the same meaning as in PSPA(NI) 2014 (see section 2 of that Act).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (1.10.2023) by S.I. 2005/438, Sch. 3 para. 40(4) (as inserted by The Armed Forces Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/998), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (E.W.) (1.10.2023) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/985), regs. 1(2), 76(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (N.I.) (1.10.2023) by The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/132), regs. 1, 74(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (S.) (1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/241), regs. 1(b), 63"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (E.W.) (1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/871), regs. 1(b), 63(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 37 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 37 in force at 1.10.2023 in force in so far as not already in force (or on such earlier day as may be appointed), see s. 131(2)(a)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/7/section/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:57:27.065737+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}