The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Payment by employing authorities to the Committee

75.—(1) Every employing authority shall pay to the Committee on or before such dates falling at intervals of not more than twelve months as the Committee may determine—

(a) all amounts received from time to time from employees under regulations 11 to 16 and 18 (contributions);

(b) any charge payable under regulation 74 (employing authority’s further payments) of which it has been notified by the Committee during the interval;

(c) a contribution towards the cost of the administration of the pension fund; and

(d) any amount specified in a notice given in accordance with regulation 76 (additional costs arising from employing authority’s level of performance).

(2) But—

(a) an employing authority shall pay the amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) within the prescribed period referred to in Article 49(8) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1); and

(b) paragraph (1)(c) does not apply where the cost of the administration of the pension fund is paid out of the pension fund under regulation 5(4) (management of the fund) of the 2000 Regulations.

(3) Every payment under paragraph (1)(a) shall be accompanied by a statement showing—

(a) the total pensionable pay received by members during the period covered by the statement whilst regulation 11 (contributions) applied (including the assumed pensionable pay members were, in accordance with regulation 23 (assumed pensionable pay), treated as receiving during that period whilst regulation 11 applied);

(b) the total employee contributions (if any) deducted from the pensionable pay under sub-paragraph (a);

(c) the total pensionable pay received by members during the period covered by the statement whilst regulation 12 (temporary reduction in contributions) applied (including the assumed pensionable pay members were, in accordance with regulation 23, treated as receiving during that period whilst regulation 12 applied);

(d) the total employee contributions (if any) deducted from the pensionable pay under sub-paragraph (c);

(e) the total employing authority contributions in respect of the pensionable pay under sub-paragraphs (a) and (c);

(f) the total additional pension contributions (if any) paid by members under regulation 18 (additional pension contributions) during the period covered by the statement; and

(g) the total additional pension contributions (if any) paid by the employing authority under regulation 18 during the period covered by the statement.

(4) The Committee may direct that the information mentioned in paragraph (3) shall be given to it in such form, and at such intervals (not exceeding twelve months) as it specifies in the direction.

(5) If an amount payable under paragraph (1)(c) or (d) cannot be settled by agreement, it shall be determined by the Department.

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S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)