The Local Government (Discretionary Payments) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2311
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Discretionary Payments) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 10th September 1999, but regulation 2 shall have effect from 1st April 1998, paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 3 shall have effect from 1st April 1999 and paragraphs (2)(b) to (6) of regulation 3 shall have effect from 1st September 1999.

Section 2 General interpretation

In regulation 2(1) of the Local Government (Discretionary Payments) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations ”), in the definition of “employing authority” after “Schedule 2 of the LGPS Regulations (Scheme employers)” add “or a resolution body specified in regulation 4 of the LGPS Regulations”.

Section 3 Persons employed in educational establishments

(1) In Schedule 2 to the 1996 Regulations (modifications for special categories of employees), Part II (persons employed in educational establishments) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph 2–

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “Chapter III of Part I of the Education Act 1988” substitute “Chapter IV of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ”; and

(b) delete sub-paragraph (c).

(3) In paragraph 4 for “an aided school (within the meaning of the Education Act 1944)” substitute “a voluntary, foundation or foundation special school (within the meaning of section 20 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998)”.

(4) In paragraph 5(2)(a) delete “, (c)”.

(5) In paragraph 7–

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), delete paragraph (b); and

(b) delete sub-paragraph (3).

(6) For paragraph 8(a) substitute–

(a) a person is employed (otherwise than as a teacher) by the governing body of a voluntary, foundation or foundation special school (within the meaning of section 20 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998); and

Section 4 Retrospective effect

Nothing in these Regulations shall place any individual who is qualified to participate in the benefits for which the 1996 Regulations provide in a worse position than he would have been in if regulations 2 and 3 had been framed so as to have effect only from the date of their making.