PART 1PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st April 2009.

Interpretation2

1

Schedule 1 (interpretation) contains definitions of expressions used in these Regulations which apply for their interpretation unless the context indicates they have a different meaning.

2

References to members or membership refer to active members of the Scheme or active membership under the Scheme respectively unless otherwise stated or the context indicates a different meaning.

3

The definition of “Reference Banks” in Schedule 1 must be read with–

a

section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 20002;

b

any relevant order under that section; and

c

Schedule 2 to that Act.