
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961 (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st December 2000.
2 
The following shall be inserted after section 7 of the Sheriffs' Pensions (Scotland) Act 1961:–“
7A 
The Secretary of State shall have no power to accept, for the benefit of a person with pension rights under this Act–
(a) a payment under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999,
(b) a payment under section 95 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, or
(c) any other payment,to the extent that that payment directly or indirectly represents a pension credit.”.
JOHN REID
Secretary of State for Scotland
2nd November 2000