Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1907
Pensions
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 2009
Made
15th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
20th July 2009
Coming into force
1st September 2009
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Treasury jointly make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1) and 182(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993( 1 ).
In accordance with section 185(1) and (5) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, before making these Regulations the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Treasury jointly have consulted such persons as they consider appropriate.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Public Service Pension Schemes) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st September 2009.
Schemes to be treated as public service pension schemes
2. The Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme and the First Minister and Presiding Officer Pension Scheme are prescribed for the purposes of section 1(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 as being schemes which ought in the opinion of the Secretary of State and the Treasury to be treated as public service pension schemes for the purposes of that Act.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Angela Eagle
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
15th July 2009
We consent,
Tony Cunningham.
Frank Roy.
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
15th July 2009
1993 c.48 . Section 1(1) was amended by article 4 of S.I. 1999/1820 , sections 239(1), (2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35) , sections 70 and 114 of the Finance Act 2007 (c.11) , and regulation 2 of S.I. 2007/3014 .