The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary provisions

   1. 1. Citation and commencement.

   2. 2. Interpretation.

3. Application of 1998 Regulations and old provisions

   1. 3. Cessation of old provisions for active members.

   2. 4. Deferred members and pensioners general.

   3. 5. Re-employment of members.

4. Counting old membership of existing members under 1998 Regulations

   1. 6. Entitlement of active members to count old membership.

   2. 7. Entitlement of re-employed members to count old membership.

   3. 8. Membership before 1st April 1972.

   4. 9. Women with membership before 6th April 1988.

   5. 10. Certain members with membership before 16th May 1974.

   6. 11. Rights under old provisions affecting membership periods (extra payments, absences etc.).

   7. 12. Rights under regulation C9 of the 1987 Regulations: counting of membership.

5. Augmentation

   1. 13. Duty of employing authority to increase total membership of members with membership before the commencement date.

6. Special provisions about rights relating to old membership

   1. 14. Continuity of elections within regulation 11(1).

   2. 15. Continuity of rights within regulation 12(1).

   3. 16. Temporary right to pay off liabilities under regulation 15 by capital payment.

   4. 17. Re-employment after return of contributions: service before 6th April 1978.

   5. 18. Equivalent pension benefits.

7. Pension funds and authorities

   1. 19. Superannuation funds and appropriate fund authorities.

   2. 20. Continuation of employers' liability for certain payments.

8. Special cases

   1. 21. Civil servants transferred to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

   2. 22. Former members of NHS Superannuation Scheme for Scotland.

   3. 23. Community scheme transferees.

9. Supplementary provisions

   1. 24. Cost of resolutions.

   2. 25. Minor and consequential amendments.

   3. 26. Transitional provisions and savings.

   4. 27. Revocations.

10. Signature

11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Additional regulations which are “old provisions”.

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Re-employment of members.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Minor and consequential amendments.

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Transitional provisions and savings.

12. Explanatory Note