Introductory text

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

Education, England And Wales

Made 20th February 2018

Laid before Parliament 26th February 2018

Coming into force 1st April 2018

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9 and 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 (‘the 1972 Act’)^f1 and sections 1(1) and (2)(d)^f2, 2^f3, 3(1), (2) and (3) and 8(1)(a) and (2)(a) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1, paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (‘the 2013 Act’)^f4.

In accordance with section 9(5) of the 1972 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted representatives of local authorities and of teachers and representatives of such other persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

The Secretary of State has consulted representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations in accordance with section 21 of the 2013 Act.

In accordance with section 9(1) of the 1972 Act^f5 and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1972 c.11. Section 9 was amended by sections 4, 8 and 11 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7); paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48); article 107 of S.I. 2001/3649; and article 5 of, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2010/1158. Section 12 was amended by section 10 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990.
f2: See section 1(4) of the 2013 Act for the meaning of “scheme regulations” and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2013 Act for the meaning of “teachers”.
f3: See section 2(2) of the 2013 Act for the meaning of “responsible authority”.
f4: 2013 c.25.
f5: See S.I. 1981/1670 which transferred the consent function in section 9(1) of the 1972 Act from the Minister for the Civil Service to the Treasury.