The Teachers’ Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

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1Citation, commencement and effect#

(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Teachers’ Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016.

(2)These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2016 and, with the exception of regulation 7, have effect from 1st April 2015.

2Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

The Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 8.

3Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

In paragraph (2) of regulation C3 (ordinary contributions), for the words from “The percentage rate” to “salary for that month.”, substitute—“For each of a teacher’s pensionable employments, the teacher must pay contributions on the teacher’s contributable salary in that employment at the rate in column 2 of the table which corresponds to the band for the teacher’s annual salary in that employment incolumn 1.”

4Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

In paragraph (1)(b) of regulation C11 (return of contributions), for “G17 and G23” substitute “G17 or G23”.

5Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

In paragraph (4)(d) of regulation E30 (entitlement to long-term family benefits), for “G8(2), G13(2), G20(2) or G24(3)” substitute “G9, G14, G21 or G24”.

6Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

In paragraph (3) of regulation G24 (acceptance of bulk transfer values), for “Part 2” substitute “Part 3”.

7Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

For paragraph (3) of regulation H3 (employers’ contributions), substitute—“3 The required percentage is—a 17.2%; orb such other percentage as is determined in each successive valuation report under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 with effect from a date to be notified to employers by the Scottish Ministers.”

8Amendment of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005#

In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (pensionable employment), for “Scottish Further Education Unit” substitute “College Development Network”.

9Amendment of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2014#

In paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 (transitional provisions) to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2014, for “(1) or (2)” substitute “(1A) or (1B)”.

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