The Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2014/62
Year2014

2014No. 62

PENSIONS

The Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014

27thFebruary2014

3rdMarch2014

1stApril2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Police Pensions Act 1976( 1) and 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 Kingdom( 2).

Citation, commencement and extent

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2014.

(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

2. (1) Regulation G2 (pension contribution payable by regular policeman) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987( 3) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "8.7" substitute "9";(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "12.2" substitute "12.5".

(3) In paragraph (2)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "10" substitute "10.75";(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "13.5" substitute "14.25".

(4) In paragraph (3)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "10.5" substitute "11.55";(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "14" substitute "15.05".

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 2007( 4) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "7.2" substitute "7.5";(b) in sub-paragraph (b, for "10.7" substitute "11".

(3) In paragraph (2)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "8" substitute "8.55";(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "11.5" substitute "12.05".

(4) In sub-paragraph (3)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "8.5", substitute "9.25";(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "12" substitute "12.75".

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

27th February 2014

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 2014.

(1) 1976 c.35. Section 1 was amended by section 2(3) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c.10), section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen's Pensions Act 1997 (c.52)and...

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