Introductory Text1.Citation, application and commencement2.Amendment of the 1997 Regulations3.Optional contributions during absences4.Death grants5.Meaning of “eligible child”6.Commutation: small pensions7.Power of employing authority to increase total membership8.Rights to return of contributions9.Amendment of regulations 122A, 151 and 15310.Occupational pension schemes11.Amendment of the Local Government (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 199812.In regulation 2 (general definitions)— (a) for the definition of.13.In regulation 5 (management of pension fund)—14.In Schedule 2 (consequential amendments), omit paragraph 3.15.Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 200716.In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, interpretation and application)—17.In regulation 12 (power of employing authority to increase total.18.In regulation 23 (death grants: active members), for paragraph (5).19.In regulation 29 (calculation on leaving early), in paragraph (4).20.In regulation 32 (death grants: deferred members), for paragraph (4).21.Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 200822.Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008SignatureExplanatory Note