The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008

22.  The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008(1) are amended—

(a) In regulation 31 (pension funds: governance compliance statement), by the insertion of—

“(1A) An administering authority that has not published the first such statement as prescribed by regulation 73A(2), must do so on or before 1st November 2008.”

(b) in regulation 83 (inward transfer of pension rights), by the substitution for paragraphs (2) and (3) of—

“(2) Relevant pension rights are—

(a) accrued rights under a registered scheme other than rights to benefits under the scheme which are attributable (directly or indirectly) to a pension credit; and

(b) accrued rights under a European pensions institution as defined in section 293(8) of the Pensions Schemes Act 2004(2).

(3) Accrued rights under a registered scheme include rights to preserved benefits and rights appropriately secured under section 19 of the 1993 Act.”; and

(c) in Schedule 1, after the definition of “The commencement date”, by the insertion of—

““The contribution rate” shall mean the appropriate contribution rate for the member as provided in regulation 3 of the Benefits Regulations;”.

(1)

S.I. 2008/239 which was amended by S.I. 2008/1083.

(2)

2004. C. 35.