Amendment of the Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
regulation 2 2.—(1) The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023(1) are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Regulation 2 (interpretation) in the definition “deferred choice decision-maker” and in paragraph 1 of the schedule, for “deferred choice election decision” substitute “deferred choice decision”.
(3) In Regulation 6 (election in relation to relevant opted-out service) in paragraph (3)(a) after “made by or” insert “on”.
(4) In Regulation 13 (deferred choice decision to be made by M) in paragraph 5(b) for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.
term alternative amount (5) In Regulation 19 (meaning of “alternative amount”)—
regulation 2 5 a (a)in paragraph (1)(a)(i) for “applying the relevant percentage value under that section on the valuation day if the remediable relevant benefits had been secured in the alternative scheme” substitute “had the remediable relevant benefits been secured in the alternative scheme and same percentage value been applied under section 29(2) of WRPA 1999 on the valuation day”, and
regulation 2 5 b (b)in paragraph (3) omit the definition “relevant percentage value”.
(6) In Regulation 23 (application and interpretation of Section 3)—
regulation 2 6 a (a)in paragraph (2) in the definition “legacy scheme cash equivalent” for “regulation 24(2)(b)” substitute “regulation 24(2)(a)”, and
regulation 2 6 b (b)in paragraph (2) in the definition “reformed scheme cash equivalent” for “regulation 24(2)(a)” substitute “regulation 24(2)(b)”.
(7) In Regulation 46 (transfers out before 1 October 2023) in paragraph (7) for “compensatable” substitute “compensation”.
(8) In Regulation 55 (variation of transfer application periods) in paragraph (1)(b) for “Teachers’ Pensions (Transitional Protection Remedy) (Scotland) Regulations 2023” substitute “Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”.
(9) In Regulation 63 (provisions about ill-health retirement benefits following reassessment) in paragraph (1)(c) for “623” substitute “62”.
(10) In Regulation 64 (ill-health retirement benefit payable in transitional cases) in paragraph (2) for “622” substitute “62”.
(11) In the schedule in paragraph (3) after “decision-maker is C’s” insert “parent or”.