The Local Government Pension Scheme (Governance) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Citation, extent, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Governance) (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland.

(3) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2015.

(4) In these Regulations—

“the 2014 Regulations” mean the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2014(1);

“Pension Board” means a pension board established under regulation 5;

“Pension Committee” means the committee of a scheme manager with responsibility for pensions;

“the Pensions Regulator” means the Pensions Regulator established by section 1 of the Pensions Act 2004(2);

“relevant fund” means the pension fund or funds managed by a scheme manager in relation to whom a Pension Board has been established;

“relevant trade unions” means those trade unions which are accustomed from time to time to represent employees of local government in Scotland in negotiations with scheme employers;

“the Scheme” means the Local Government Pension Scheme established by the 2014 Regulations;

“scheme employer” means a scheme employer listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2014 Regulations or an admission body described in paragraph 1 of Part 2 of that Schedule; and

“scheme manager” means an administering authority for the Scheme listed in Schedule 3 to the 2014 Regulations.

(1)

S.S.I. 2014/164.

(2)

2004 c.35.