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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2022.
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(1) Schedule 4 to the Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “closing date”, before sub-paragraph (a) insert—“
(za) if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 31 March 2022;”;
(b) in the definition of “transition date”, before sub-paragraph (a) insert—“
(za) if the member is a full protection member of the existing police pension scheme, 1 April 2022;”.
(3) For sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 9 (meaning of “full protection member” (the 1987 scheme)) substitute—“
(2) P ceases to be a full protection member of the 1987 scheme on whichever of the following days occurs first—
(a) the day on which P ceases to be in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b) 31 March 2022.”.
(4) For sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 12 (meaning of “full protection member” (the 2006 scheme)) substitute—“
(2) P ceases to be a full protection member of the 2006 scheme on whichever of the following days occurs first—
(a) the day on which P ceases to be in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b) 31 March 2022.”.
(5) In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 35 (pensionable service under the existing police pension scheme), after “closing date” insert “, but not after 31st March 2022,”.
TOM ARTHUR
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 8.45 a.m. on 17th March 2022