The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Charges in respect of pension sharing costs

V19.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may recover from the parties involved in pension sharing, charges as set out in paragraph (2).

(2) The charges referred to in paragraph (1) are any costs reasonably incurred by the Scottish Ministers in connection with pension sharing activity other than those costs specified in paragraph (3).

(3) The costs specified in this paragraph are any costs which are not directly related to the costs which arise in relation to an individual case(1).

(4) The Scottish Ministers must, before a pension sharing order is made, inform the member or his spouse or civil partner, as the case may be, in writing of their intention to recover costs incurred with any description of pension sharing activity and provide the member or the member’s spouse or civil partner, as the case may be, with a written schedule of charges in accordance with regulations which may be made by the Scottish Ministers under section 41(1) of the 1999 Act(2).

(1)

See regulation 5 of the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Charging) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1049).

(2)

See regulation 2-9 of S.I. 2000/1049.