1. Delete regulation 12 (temporary reduction in contributions).
2. In regulation 19 (additional voluntary contributions)—
(a)in paragraph (1), delete “or contribute to shared cost additional voluntary contribution arrangements (“SCAVCs”)”; and
(b)where it occurs, delete “or SCAVCs”.
3. Delete regulation 21(1)(d) (exclusion of rights to return of contributions).
4. For regulation 22 (meaning of “pensionable pay”) substitute—
“22.—(1) A councillor member’s pensionable pay in any year is the total of all basic allowance and special responsibility allowance paid to that councillor member by a district council under the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(1).
(2) ”Basic allowance” and “special responsibility allowance” have the same meaning as in regulations 4 and 5 respectively of the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.
(3) All references to “pay” in these Regulations in respect of a councillor member and the councillor membership shall be construed in accordance with paragraph (1).”.
5. In regulation 23 (assumed pensionable pay)—
(a)in paragraph (1), replace “an active” with “a councillor”;
(b)in paragraphs (1) and (5), insert “councillor” before “member’s”;
(c)in paragraphs (2) to (6), where it occurs, replace “member” with “councillor member”; and
(d)in paragraph (5), replace “employer” with “district council”.