The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement and interpretation

3. 2. Amendment of Regulations

4. 3. General eligibility for membership: employees of Scheme employers etc.

5. 4. Further restrictions on eligibility

6. 5. Excluded membership

7. 6. Meaning of pay

8. 7. Members with lower rate rights

9. 8. Inland Revenue limits on contributions

10. 9. Calculations

11. 10. Final pay

12. 11. Other final pay periods

13. 12. Permanent reductions in pay: certificates of protection of pension benefits

14. 13. Amounts of ill-health pension and grant

15. 14. Other early leavers: deferred retirement benefits and election for early payment

16. 15. Re-employed and rejoining deferred members

17. 16. Death grants

18. 17. Reduction of some surviving spouses' pensions

19. 18. Children’s short-term pensions

20. 19. Children’s long term pension

21. 20. Power of employing authority to increase total membership of new members

22. 21. Payments to increase total membership

23. 22. Elections to pay AVCs

24. 23. Interest

25. 24. Right to return of contributions

26. 25. Exclusion of rights to return of contributions

27. 26. Deduction and recovery of member’s contributions

28. 27. Interest on late payment of certain benefits

29. 28. First instance decisions

30. 29. Statements of policy concerning exercise of discretionary functions

31. 30. Statements of policy concerning abatement of retirement pensions in new employment

32. 31. Forfeiture of pension rights after conviction of employment-related offences

33. 32. Members employed by magistrates' courts committees

34. 33. Definitions

35. 34. Revenue Restrictions

36. 35. Right to opt out

37. Signature

38. 1. SCHEDULE

       AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 4

       1. 1. For “final pay” wherever those words appear substitute “final remuneration”....

       2. 2. For “his total membership”, “the total membership” and “the member’s...

       3. 3. In paragraph 1(1), in the definition of “Class B member”,...

       4. 4. In paragraph 1(2)– (a) for “is a retained rights member”...

       5. 5. In paragraph 1(3)– (a) for “relevant benefits” substitute “retained rights”;...

       6. 6. In paragraph 1, insert after sub-paragraph (3)–

       7. 7. In paragraph 1, add at the end–

       8. 8. In paragraph 2(1), for “Parts II and III” substitute “these...

       9. 9. Delete sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2.

       10. 10. After paragraph 2(3) insert– (3A) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the...

       11. 11. In paragraph 2(4), for “one sixtieth of the member’s final...

       12. 12. In paragraph 2, for sub-paragraph (5) substitute–

       13. 13. In paragraph 2(6), after (3) insert “(3A),”.

       14. 14. In paragraph 2, insert after sub-paragraph (7)–

       15. 15. In paragraph 2(8), for “three eightieths of the member’s final...

       16. 16. In paragraph 2(9), for “four times his final pay” substitute...

       17. 17. In paragraph 2(10), for “The total membership taken into account”...

       18. 18. In paragraph 2, for sub-paragraph (11) substitute–

       19. 19. In paragraph 3, for “Parts II and III” substitute “these...

       20. 20. In paragraph 4 for sub-paragraph (1) substitute–

       21. 21. In paragraph 4(2), for “one sixtieth of the member’s final...

       22. 22. In paragraph 4(3)– (a) before the number “31” insert “26...

       23. 23. Delete paragraph 4(4).

       24. 24. In paragraph 4(5)– (a) for paragraph (a) substitute–

       25. 25. In paragraph 4 insert as sub-paragraphs (8) and (9)–

       26. 26. For paragraph 5, substitute– (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the aggregate benefit payable by...

       27. 27. In paragraph 6, for sub-paragraph (1) substitute–

       28. 28. In paragraph 7(1), after “regulations 12, 17 and 18” insert...

       29. 29. In paragraph 8(2)(b), for “he was aged 65” substitute “his...

       30. 30. In paragraph 8(3), for “retained benefits” substitute “retained rights”.

       31. 31. In paragraph 8(4)(b), after “retirement grant” insert “or, in the...

       32. 32. In paragraph 8(5), for “relevant benefits” substitute “retained rights”.

       33. 33. In paragraph 9(5)– (a) for “paragraph 1(3)(a)” substitute “paragraphs 1(3)(a)...

39. Explanatory Note