{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-schemes-amendment-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/218",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-schemes-amendment-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Service Pensions, England And Wales\nEducation, England And Wales\nMade 20th February 2018\nLaid before Parliament 26th February 2018\nComing into force 1st April 2018\nThe 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’) and sections 1(1) and (2)(d), 2, 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’).\nIn 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.\nThe 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.\nIn accordance with section 9(1) of the 1972 Act and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 2(2) of the 2013 Act for the meaning of “responsible authority”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2013 c.25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/218/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:01:48.291777+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."
}