These Regulations amend the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) and the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions, Savings and Amendment) Regulations 2014 (“the Transitional Regulations”). Both sets of regulations came substantively into effect on 1st April 2014 and the amendments in these Regulations mostly take effect from that date. Section 3(3)(b) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 provides that scheme regulations may make retrospective provision.