The Scottish Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 1(2)(g), (together with paragraph 7(a) of schedule 2) and 3(1), (2)(a) (together with paragraph 13 of schedule 3) and (c) and (3)(b) of the Public Service Pensions Act 20131 (“the 2013 Act”) and sections 5(1) and (5), 6(1), 7(3), 8(1) and (3), 10(1), 11(1) and (5), 12(1) and (3), 18, 19(1), (4) and (5), 20(1), (4) and (5), 21, 22(1), (2) and (6), 24(1), 25(1) and (4), 26(1) and (2), 29(1), (7) and (8) and 31(2) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 20222 (“PSPJOA 2022”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.