The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 No. 292

SCHEDULE 3 Transitional provisions

PART 1 Interpretation

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—

(a)

for a member who is not a protected member, the scheme closing date; or

(b)

for a tapered protection member, the closing date for that member;

“exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;

“existing scheme rules” means the provisions of the existing scheme, an existing club scheme or an existing public service scheme;

“full protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;

“protected member” means a full protection member or tapered protection member;

“protection period”—

(a)

for a full protection member, has the meaning given in Part 2;

(b)

for a tapered protection member, has the meaning given in Part 3;

“public service scheme” means a scheme under section 1 of the Act;

“scheme closing date”, in relation to the existing scheme, means 31st March 2015;

“tapered protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;

“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 5;

“transition date” means—

(a)

for a tapered protection member of an existing scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date;

(b)

for a transition member by virtue of the application of paragraph 13 who is not a protected member of an existing scheme, the day after the scheme closing date.