Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 486

PENSIONS

The Police Pensions Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Made

9th November 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

9th November 2004

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 to 6 and 7(1) of the Police Pensions Act 1976(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom(2), hereby make the following regulations:

(1)

1976 c. 35. Section 1 is amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), section 103 and paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) and section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c. 52). Section 7(1) is amended by section 1(2) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997. These powers are extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Functions under the Act as regards Scotland are transferred by S.I. 1999/1750, article 2, Schedule 1. The requirement for consent by the Minister for the Civil Service under section 1 was transferred to the Treasury by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, and such consent is not required in the exercise by the Scottish Ministers of the transferred functions by virtue of S.I. 1999/1750.

(2)

See section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10), which substituted the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom for the Police Council for the United Kingdom.