The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015

Amendment of regulation 17

58.—(1) In regulation 17—

(a) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) 2015 Scheme survivor pensions for the purposes of paragraph (1) are calculated in accordance with the 2014 Regulations, or where it would provide a higher amount, the pension calculated where the deceased member would have benefited from the protection in regulation 20(5) of the Benefits Regulations (transitional protection for persons who were members immediately before 1^st April 2009) if that regulation had applied on the date of the member’s death.”;

(b) in paragraph (11)(d) after “cohabiting partner” insert “where the cohabiting partnership was entered into after the member’s active membership ceased”;

(c) in paragraph (13)(a) after “41” insert “(4)”;

(d) in paragraph (13)(a)(i) after “civil partnership” insert “with the deceased”; and

(e) in paragraph (13)(b) after “Administration Regulations” insert—

“,

and, for the purposes of paragraph (12), the reference in regulation 41(4)(a) of the 1998 Regulations to “5 April 1988” shall be to “5 April 1978””.