The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, application, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Amendment of the Benefits Regulations

  4. 3.In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, interpretation and application) —

  5. 4.For regulation 2 (active members) substitute— (1) The term “active member” in relation to the Scheme...

  6. 5.In regulation 3 (contributions payable by active members) —

  7. 6.In regulation 5 (benefits) at the end insert—

  8. 7.For regulation 6 (periods of membership), substitute— These are the periods that count as periods of membership...

  9. 8.In regulation 7(5) (calculation of length of periods of membership)...

  10. 9.(1) In regulation 8 (final pay: general) for paragraphs (1)...

  11. 10.Omit regulation 9(5) (final pay: reserve forces, maternity leave etc.)....

  12. 11.For regulation 10 (final pay: reductions), substitute— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a member’s pensionable pay...

  13. 12.In regulation 18 (flexible retirement)— (a) in paragraph (1), for...

  14. 13.For regulation 20 (early leavers: ill-health) substitute— (1) If an employing authority determine, in the case of...

  15. 14.In regulation 25 (meaning of “nominated cohabiting partner”)—

  16. 15.For regulation 26 (meaning of “eligible child”), substitute— (1) Subject to paragraph (3), the child of a deceased...

  17. 16.For regulation 29 (calculation on leaving early) substitute— (1) This regulation applies in the case of a member...

  18. 17.(1) In regulation 30 (choice of early payment of pension)—...

  19. 18.For regulation 31 (early payment of pension: ill-health) substitute— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), if a member who has...

  20. 19.In regulation 33 (survivor benefits: deferred members), in paragraph (2),...

  21. 20.In regulation 35 (death grants: pensioner members), in paragraph (3),...

  22. 21.In regulation 36 (survivor benefits: pensioners) in paragraph (2), for...

  23. 22.For regulation 39 (commutation and small pensions), substitute— (1) A lump sum which is a trivial commutation lump...

  24. 23.After regulation 40 (guidance on future costs), insert— Pension debits...

  25. 24.Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008

  26. 25.Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

  27. Signature

  28. Explanatory Note