S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 179  PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES  The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment)  Regulations 2020  The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1,  2(1) and 3 of, and paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to, the Public  Service Pensions Act 2013( a ).  In accordance with section 21 of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons, and  the representatives of such persons, as appeared to the Secretary of State to be likely to be affected  by these Regulations.  The retrospective provision contained in these Regulations does not appear to the Secretary of  State to have significant adverse effects in relation to the pension payable to or in respect of  members of the scheme established by the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations  2013( b ) or the schemes preserved by the Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional  Provisions, Savings and Amendment) Regulations 2014( c ), nor in any other way in relation to  members of those schemes. Accordingly, the procedures set out in section 23 of the Public Service  Pensions Act 2013 are not applicable in respect of these Regulations.  In accordance with section 3(5) of that Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the  Treasury.  1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment)  Regulations 2020 and come into force on 20th March 2020 but have effect from 14th May 2018.  2.  In these Regulations—  ( a ) 2013 c.25. See section 28 of the Act which provides for regulations made under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972  (c. 11) that make provision for the payment of pensions and other benefits to or in respect of a person in relation to the  person’s service on or after 1st April 2014 to have effect as a scheme made under section 1 of the Act.  ( b ) S.I. 2013/2356.  ( c )  S.I. 2014/525.  Citation and commencement  Interpretation  Made - - - - 25th February 2020  Laid before Parliament 27th February 2020 Coming into force - - 20th March 2020 