The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Amendment of the Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005

74.—(1) Schedule 1 (glossary of expressions) is amended as follows–

(2) Omit the definition of “normal retirement age”.

(3) Insert the following definitions at the appropriate place in alphabetical order–

““2007 or later entrant”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation EA1.”;

““Normal pension age”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation EA1 except in Part F, where it shall be construed in accordance with regulation F10A.”;

““Old regulation C5”

Regulation C5 as it had effect immediately before 1st April 2007.”;

““Old regulation C6”

Regulation C6 as it had effect immediately before 1st April 2007.”;

““Old regulation C8”

Regulation C8 as it had effect immediately before 1st April 2007.”;

““Permitted maximum”

Shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004.”;

““Phased retirement benefits”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation E6A.”;

““Post-break employment start”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation EA1.”;

““Pre-2007 entrant”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation EA1.”;

““Relevant break of service”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation EA1.”;

““Retail prices index”

The index of retail prices published by the Office for National Statistics.”; and

““Surviving nominated partner”

Shall be construed in accordance with regulation E26A.”.

(4) For the definition of “appropriate factor” substitute–

““Appropriate factor”

A factor from time to time specified in relation to the age of a teacher by the Scottish Ministers after taking advice from the Government Actuary and different factors may be specified– (a) for teachers with a normal pension age of 60, for teachers with a normal pension age of 65, and for teachers to whom Part V of Schedule 9 applies, and (b) for different provision of these Regulations.”.