The Police Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and effect

3. 2. Transitional provision in relation to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

4. 3. Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

5. 4. In regulation A10 (aggregate pension contributions for purposes of awards),...

6. 5. In regulation A20 (compulsory retirement on grounds of disablement)—

7. 6. In regulation F1 (reckoning of pensionable service)—

8. 7. In regulation G1 (pensionable and average pensionable pay), in paragraph...

9. 8. After regulation L4 (payment of awards otherwise than to a...

10. 9. After regulation M13 (commutation: small pensions), insert— Commutation of the...

11. 10. In schedule A (glossary of expressions)— (a) after the definition...

12. 11. Amendment of the Police Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1991

13. 12. In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (3)—

14. 13. In regulation 3 (making and acceptance of elections)—

15. 14. In regulation 5 (elections in respect of death benefit cover),...

16. 15. In regulation 6 (variation and cancellation of elections), in paragraph...

17. 16. In regulation 8 (payment and amount of contributions)—

18. 17. In regulation 10 (inward transfers), in paragraph (1)(b), for “an...

19. 18. In regulation 11 (retirement pensions), in paragraph (1), for “an...

20. 19. In regulation 15 (payment by responsible person), in paragraph (7)(a),...

21. 20. In the shoulder reference for schedule 1 (pension providers), for...

22. 21. Amendment of the Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

23. 22. In regulation 2 (meaning of certain expressions and references –...

24. 23. In regulation 4 (pensionable and average pensionable pay and aggregate...

25. 24. After regulation 4, insert— Members with 2015 scheme service (1) This regulation applies in relation to a member of...

26. 25. In regulation 7 (disablement), before paragraph (1), insert—

27. 26. After regulation 7, insert— Permanent disablement in relation to a...

28. 27. In regulation 12 (disablement gratuity), after paragraph (3) insert—

29. 28. In regulation 13 (adult survivor’s special award)—

30. 29. In regulation 21 (death gratuity), for paragraph (2) substitute—

31. 30. In regulation 22 (abatement of certain gratuities in respect of...

32. 31. In regulation 24 (gratuity in lieu of adult survivor’s special...

33. 32. In regulation 26 (limitation on discretion to grant a gratuity...

34. 33. In regulation 27 (prevention of duplication)— (a) in paragraph (1)(a),...

35. 34. In regulation 28 (increase of adult survivor’s special pension or...

36. 35. In regulation 30 (reference of medical questions), in paragraph (2)—...

37. 36. In regulation 37 (reassessment of injury pension)—

38. 37. In schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)— (a) after the definition...

39. 38. In schedule 3 (police officer’s injury award)—

40. 39. Transitional provision in relation to the Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007

41. 40. Amendment of the Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007

42. 41. In regulation 10 (reckoning of pensionable service)—

43. 42. In regulation 24 (final pensionable pay), for sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii) substitute—...

44. 43. In regulation 25 (average pensionable pay)— (a) in paragraph (2),...

45. 44. In regulation 26 (aggregate pension contributions for purposes of repayment),...

46. 45. In regulation 38 (commutation of small pension for lump sum),...

47. 46. In regulation 40 (survivors)— (a) in paragraph (2)(a)—

48. 47. After regulation 46(4) (lump sum death grant), insert—

49. 48. After regulation 86 (reduction of benefits where lifetime allowance charge...

50. 49. In schedule 1 (glossary of expressions)— (a) after the definition...

51. 50. Amendment of the Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

52. 51. In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “weekly rate”,...

53. 52. In regulation 17A (exceptions), in paragraph (1), after “person’s” insert...

54. 53. In regulation 112 (option to buy out early payment reduction)—...

55. 54. In regulation 146 (persons who may be paid lump sum...

56. 55. In regulation 155 (death gratuities – dependants), in paragraph (1),...

57. 56. In regulation 160 (rate of member contributions), in paragraph (1),...

58. 57. In regulation 162 (option to pay member contributions for period...

59. 58. In regulation 164 (employer contributions), in paragraph (1), for “23.1%”...

60. 59. In regulation 168 (application of part)— (a) in paragraph (a),...

61. 60. In regulation 193(5) (commutation of small pensions), in the definition...

62. 61. In regulation 194 (interpretation and application), in paragraph (1)(c), for...

63. 62. In regulation 211 (information about payment of annual allowance charge),...

64. 63. In regulation 212 (reduction of benefits where annual allowance charge...

65. 64. After regulation 212, insert— Voluntary scheme pays arrangement (1) A member may serve notice on the scheme manager...

66. 65. After regulation 217 (provision of benefit information statements to members),...

67. 66. In schedule 4, paragraph 39(7) (calculation of weighted accrual for...

68. Signature

69. Explanatory Note