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PART 1PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

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

Interpretation

2.—(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 2000(1);

(b)any relevant order under that section; and

(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.