The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 435

Public Service Pensions

The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Made

12th December 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

14th December 2017

Coming into force

30th January 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1) to (5) of the Fire Services Act 1947(1), section 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972(2) and sections 1(1) and (2)(f) and 3(2)(b), (3)(a) and (3)(b) of, and paragraph 6(c) of schedule 2 of, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(3) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 21 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, the Scottish Ministers have consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Scottish Ministers likely to be affected by these Regulations.

(1)

1947 c.41 (“the 1947 Act”); section 26 was repealed by sections 52 and 54 and schedule 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21). Subsections (1) to (5) of section 26 continue to have effect for the purposes of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, in relation to England and Scotland by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306. The name of the scheme was changed to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme by S.I. 2004/2306. The Secretary of State’s functions under section 26 of the 1947 Act, in so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by S.I. 1999/1750 and S.I. 2006/304.

(2)

1972 c.11; section 16 applies section 12 with the necessary modifications to orders under section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947. Section 16 is repealed by section 52 and schedule 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, but continues to have certain effect by virtue of S.I. 2004/2306.

(3)

2013 c.25.