EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) and the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The amendments made to the 2015 Regulations include inserting new tables reflecting revised employee contribution rates for 2017/18 (regulations 5 and 6).