The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme and Injury Benefits) and Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Amendment of regulation 164

20.—(1) Regulation 164 (Payment of contributions) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) After paragraph (12) insert—

“(12A) In the case of a practitioner providing piloted services, a practitioner employed as a dental pilot scheme employee or to whom regulation 155A(1)(b) applies, the practitioner shall pay C1 contributions in respect of pensionable earnings that relate to piloted services to the employing authority that is a party to those piloted services, and that employing authority is liable to pay C3 contributions that are payable in respect of those pensionable earnings, but where the provider of the piloted service is a qualifying body, the qualifying body shall be liable to pay C3 contributions.”.

(3) In paragraph (19)(b) after “employing authority” insert “or qualifying body providing piloted services”.

(4) After paragraph 20(b) add—

“(c) “qualifying body” means—

(i) a body corporate which, in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the Dentists Act 1984, is entitled to carry on the business of dentistry; or

(ii) a company which is limited by shares, all of which are legally and beneficially owned by persons falling within sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of paragraph (2) of Article 5 of the 1997 Order.”.