Territorial Extent and Application
11.This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
12.Section 1 of the Act makes provisions for a number of Scottish schemes (for teachers, NHS workers, firefighters, police, and local government workers) where the Scottish Ministers have executive but not legislative competence.
13.Section 1 of the Act makes provision for pensions for the armed forces and senior judiciary in respect of Northern Ireland, as legislative competence for these pension schemes sits with Westminster.
14.Section 1 of the Act makes provisions for the Welsh schemes for firefighters, where the Welsh Ministers have executive but not legislative competence. The provisions in this Act also apply to new pension schemes for some Welsh public bodies and statutory office holders, for which the National Assembly for Wales has legislative competence. The Assembly also has legislative competence in relation to pension schemes for Assembly Members, Welsh Ministers and members of local authorities. New pension schemes created for these categories of public servants will be subject to the provisions in section 30.