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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2003, but regulation 2 shall have effect from 8th December 2002.
(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997.
(4) These Regulations extend only to England and Wales.
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The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.
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In paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the principal Regulations, in paragraph (6) of the substituted regulation 13 (meaning of “pay”), for the words “the coming into force of these Regulations” substitute the date “1st May 2003”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Phil Hope
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1st September 2003
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Regulations Amendment
9(7), 18(2) After each occurrence of “maternity” insert “or adoption”.
17(2), 21(6A), 55(9), 79(6) After each occurrence of “maternity” insert “, paternity or adoption”.
17(3A) After both occurrences of “ordinary maternity leave” insert “, ordinary adoption leave or paternity leave” and after “statutory maternity” insert “, paternity or adoption”.
Schedule 1 
(1) Before “Ordinary maternity leave” insert“
 “Ordinary adoption leave” means leave under section 75A of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”;
(2) Before “Payment in lieu of contributions” insert“
 “Paternity leave” means leave under regulations 4 or 8 of the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002;”; and
(3) For the words ““Period of maternity absence”” to “return to work” substitute“
 “Period of maternity, paternity or adoption absence” means any period throughout which a member is absent from duty because he is exercising his right to take maternity, paternity or adoption leave in accordance with sections 71, 73, 75A or 75B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or regulations 4 or 8 of the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002”.