Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 228
pensions, england and wales
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
31st January 2007
Laid before Parliament
8th February 2007
Coming into force
2nd March 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972( 1 ).
In accordance with section 7(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such associations of local authorities as appeared to her to be concerned; the local authorities with whom consultation appeared to her to be desirable; and such representatives of other persons likely to be affected by the Regulations as appeared to her to be appropriate .
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2007.
(2) They shall come into force on 2nd March 2007 but regulations 3, 4 and 5(1) shall have effect from 1st April 2006, regulation 5(2) shall have effect from 1st April 2001 and the Schedule shall have effect from 1st April 2005.
(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997( 2 ).
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales( 3 ).
Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997
2. The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 5 and the Schedule and references in those regulations and Schedule to a regulation or a schedule are references to a regulation in, or schedule to, the principal Regulations.
Resolution bodies
3. In regulation 4(6)( 4 ) omit sub-paragraphs (g) and (h) and add as sub-paragraphs (q) and (r) respectively “the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales” and “the Serious Organised Crime Agency”.
Scheme employers
4. In Schedule 2, omit “the Commission for Local Administration in Wales”.
Appropriate funds
5. —(1) In the first column of paragraph 1 in the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 5, for “the Commission for Local Administration in Wales” substitute “the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales”.
(2) In the second column of paragraph 6( 5 ) in that Table, for “West Yorkshire County Council” substitute “Bradford Metropolitan District Council”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Phil Woolas
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
31st January 2007
Regulation 2
SCHEDULE Amendment of the Principal Regulations: Magistrates’ Courts Committees
1. In regulation 4(6), omit sub-paragraph (n)( 6 ).
2. In regulation 127, omit paragraphs (5) and (6)( 7 ).
3. In regulation 128, omit paragraph (6).
4. In regulation 131, omit sub-paragraph (d) in paragraph (2)( 8 ) and omit paragraph (7).
5. Omit regulation 133( 9 ).
6. In Schedule 1, omit the definition of “Justices’ clerk”( 10 ).
7. In Schedule 2, omit “A magistrates’ courts committee other than the Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority”( 11 ).
8. In paragraph 1(5) of the Notes in Schedule 5, omit “or” after paragraph (f) and omit paragraph (g)( 12 ).
1972 c.11 ; section 12 was amended by section 10 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7) .
S.I. 1997/1612 ; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/1238 , 1999/1212 , 2000/1164 , 2001/1481 and 2004/573 .
The Secretary of State’s functions under sections 7 and 12 of the Superannuation Act 1972 in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland were devolved to Scottish Ministers by section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 ( 1998 c. 46 ) and article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to Scottish Ministers etc ) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/1750 ).
Regulation 4(6) was amended by S.I. 1998/1238 , 1999/1212 , 2000/1164 , 2001/1481 and 2004/573 .
Paragraph 6 of the Table was added by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 18(b).
Sub-paragraph (n) was inserted in regulation 4(6) by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 3.
Regulation 127(6) was amended by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 11.
Regulation 131(2)(d) was amended by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 12.
Regulation 133 was amended by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 13.
The definition of justices’ clerk was substituted by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 16.
Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 16.
Paragraph (g) was added by S.I. 2001/1481 , regulation 18.