The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997

Certain employees of the committee of magistrates for the inner London area

134.—(1) These Regulations apply with the modifications in paragraphs (3) to (7) to a person who—

(a) is eligible for membership by reason of regulation 127(5), and

(b) is a justices’ clerk (inner London area).

(2) These Regulations apply to any other person who is so eligible with the modifications in paragraphs (5) to (7).

(3) For regulation 6(3) (latest retirement age) substitute—

“(3) A person may not become an active member after—

(a) his 70th birthday, or

(b) any earlier day after his 65th birthday when his total membership equals his permitted maximum.”.

(4) In regulation 28(3) (enhanced membership period in cases of ill-health), regulation 52(2)(c) (power of employing authority to increase total membership on redundancy etc.) and paragraph 8(2)(b) of Schedule 4 (maximum addition under regulations 53 and 55) for “65” substitute “70”.

(5) The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District is to be treated—

(a) as employing the person for the purposes of regulation 79 (employer’s contributions),

(b) as his employing authority for the purposes of regulation 80 (employer’s further payments) and regulation 89 (deduction and recovery of member's contributions).

(6) The committee of magistrates are to report to the Secretary of State any decision made by them under—

(a) regulation 31 (early leavers: deferred retirement benefits and elections for early payment),

(b) regulation 52 (power of employing authority to increase total membership),

(c) regulation 53 (power of employing authority to increase total membership of new members),

(d) regulation 88(2) (direction for return of contributions despite offences etc. in connection with employment),

(e) regulation 111 (forfeiture of pension rights after conviction of employment-related offences), or

(f) regulation 112 (interim payments directions).

(7) Such a decision has no effect until approved by the Secretary of State.