The Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2013
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2013/89 |
| Year | 2013 |
2013 No. 89
Pensions
The Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Made 4th March 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th March 2013
Coming into force 1st April 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 19761and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 1(1) of that Act they have consulted with the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom2.
Citation, commencement, and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2013.
(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987
2.—(1) Regulation G2 (pension contributions payable by regular policeman) of the Police Pensions Regulations 19873is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation G2A”;
(b)
(b) for “police officer”, substitute “policeman”;
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8.1” substitute “8.7”; and
(d)
(d) in sub-paragraph (b), for “11.6” substitute “12.2”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation G2A”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8.75” substitute “10”; and
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), for “12.25” substitute “13.5”.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation G2A”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “9” substitute “10.5”; and
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), for “12.5” substitute “14”.
Amendment of the Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007
3.—(1) Regulation 7 (pension contributions payable by regular police officers) of the Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 20074is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation 7A”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “6.6” substitute “7.2”; and
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), for “10.1” substitute “10.7”.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation 7A”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “7” substitute “8”; and
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), for “10.5” substitute “11.5”.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a)
(a) omit “and regulation 7A”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “7.25” substitute “8.5”; and
(c)
(c) in sub-paragraph (b), for “10.75” substitute “12”.
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th March 2013
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 (as regards Scotland) and the Police Pensions (Scotland) Regulations 2007 to adjust the pension contributions of police officers as from 1st April 2013. These Regulations also amend both the 1987 and 2007 Regulations to correct errors contained in the Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 ( S.S.I. 2012/71).
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