S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 188  PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES  POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES  The Police Pensions (Contributions and Additional Voluntary  Contributions Provider) (Amendment) (England and Wales)  Regulations 2020  The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers in section 1 of  the Police Pensions Act 1976( a ) (“the 1976 Act”) and section 3 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3  to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013( b ) (“the 2013 Act”).  In accordance with section 1(1) and (1ZB) of the 1976 Act, before making regulation 2, the  Secretary of State consulted the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and invited the  views of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland.  In accordance with section 22(2)(a) of the 2013 Act, before making regulation 3 the Secretary of  State consulted representatives of such persons as appeared likely to be affected by those  regulations, with a view to reaching agreement.  In accordance with section 22(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a report before  Parliament.  In accordance with section 1(1) of the 1976 Act and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, these  Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury( c ).  ( a ) 1976 c. 35; relevant amendments were made to section 1 by section 1(1) of the Police and Firemen’s Pensions Act 1997 (c.  52), section 99 of, and paragraphs 128 and 129 of Part 3 of Schedule 16 to, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act  2011 (c. 13), section 27 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (c. 25) and section  133(3) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12); there were other amendments which are not  relevant.  ( b ) 2013 c. 25.  ( c )  S.I. 1981/1670 transferred the function of giving consent to regulations made under section 1 of the Police Pensions Act  1976 from the Minister for the Civil Service to the Treasury.  Made - - - - 25th February 2020  Laid before Parliament  28th February 2020  Coming into force -  -  1st April 2020 