The Police Pension Account (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 232

Pensions

The Police Pension Account (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Made

10th June 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th June 2010

Coming into force

5th July 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 7 of the Police Pensions Act 1976(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act the Scottish Ministers have consulted with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom(2).

(1)

1976 c. 35 (“the 1976 Act”). Section 1 was 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). These powers are extended by section 42 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30). The functions of the Secretary of State as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/1750, article 2 and 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 and section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

)See section 61 of the Police Act 1996 (c.16).