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The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

S.S.I. 2014/233 · Made 21 August 2014 · Extends to Scotland

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Public Service Pensions

Made 21st August 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd August 2014

Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972f1 (“the 1972 Act”) and section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013f2 (“the 2013 Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 7(5) of the 1972 Act, they have consulted such associations of local authorities as appeared to them to be concerned, such local authorities with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appeared to them to be appropriate

In accordance with section 21 of the 2013 Act, they consulted the representatives of such persons as appeared to them likely to be affected by these Regulations.C1

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/240), regs. 1(2), 13(2)

Footnotes

f1

1972 c.11; section 7 was amended by the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, Schedule 8, paragraph 8; the functions of the Secretary of State under section 7 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750.

f2

2013 c.25.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, extent, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Revocation of Regulations
  3. 3Membership before 1st April 2015
  4. 4Statutory underpin Repealed
  5. 4AStatutory underpin: general
  6. 4BStatutory underpin: retirement, redundancy, ill health
  7. 4CStatutory underpin: flexible retirement
  8. 4DStatutory underpin: lump sum payments
  9. 4EStatutory underpin: transfers
  10. 4FStatutory underpin: members taking a repayment of contributions
  11. 4GStatutory underpin: underpin date
  12. 4HStatutory underpin: final underpin date
  13. 4IStatutory underpin: calculation of provisional assumed benefits
  14. 4JStatutory underpin: calculation of the provisional underpin amount
  15. 4KStatutory underpin: calculation of final assumed benefits
  16. 4LStatutory underpin: calculation of final underpin amount
  17. 4MStatutory underpin: survivor’s guarantee amount calculation
  18. 4NStatutory underpin: death grants
  19. 4OStatutory underpin: multiple pension accounts
  20. 4PStatutory underpin: divorce and dissolution of civil partnership
  21. 4QPayment of indirect compensation
  22. 4RApplications for compensation
  23. 4SPayment of compensation or indirect compensation out of pension fund
  24. 4TInterest on indirect compensation
  25. 5Membership of the 2015 Scheme
  26. 6Admission agreements
  27. 7Qualifying service for the 2015 Scheme
  28. 8Pensionable pay
  29. 9Transfers
  30. 10Interfund adjustments etc.
  31. 11Retirement benefits
  32. 12Ill-health retirement
  33. 13Lump sum commutation
  34. 14Contributions
  35. 15Additional contributions
  36. 16Annual allowance
  37. 17Survivor benefits
  38. 18The 85 year rule
  39. 19Appropriate funds
  40. 20Pension sharing
  41. 21Mis-sold personal pensions
  42. 22Scheme employers’ obligations
  43. 23Decisions and adjudications of disagreements
  44. 24Special cases
  45. 25Pension increases under the Pensions (Increase) Acts
  46. 25AEmployer payments for historic liabilities
  47. 26Final Pay and Certificate of Protection
  48. Signature
  49. Schedule 1Revocations
  50. Schedule 2: Transitional provision – the 85 year rule
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. 5Paragraph 5
  56. 6Paragraph 6
  57. 7Paragraph 7
  58. 8Paragraph 8
  59. Explanatory note