The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 No. 78

PART 3 Amendment of the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of regulation 161

18.  In regulation 161 (Member’s contribution rate)(1) for paragraph (17)(2), substitute—

“(17) For the purposes of this regulation, the “relevant table” means—

(a) in respect of the 2010-2011 and the 2011-2012 scheme years, Table 1;

(b) in respect of the 2012-2013 scheme year, Table 2.

Table 1

Scheme Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £21,175	5%
£21,176 to £69,931	6.5%
£69,932 to £110,273	7.5%
£110,274 to any higher amount	8.5%

Table 2

Scheme Year 2012-2013

Column1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £21,175	5%
£21,176 to £26,557	6.5%
£26,558 to £48,982	8%
£48,983 to £69,931	8.9%
£69,932 to £110,273	9.9%
£110,274 to any higher amount	10.9%”.

(1)

Regulation 161 was substituted by S.R. 2009 No.188 regulation 52 and amended by S.R. 2010 No.420 regulation 17

(2)

Paragraph (17) was inserted by S.R. 2010 No.420 regulation 17(4)