The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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

5.  The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) are amended as provided by regulations 6 to 8.

Amendment of regulation 28

6.—(1) Regulation 28 (Contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers)(2), is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In paragraph (2), for “2013-2014” substitute “2014-2015”.

(3) For the table in paragraph (2) substitute—

“Scheme Year 2014-2015

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Pay band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431	5%
£15,432 to £21,387	5.6%
£21,388 to £26,823	7.1%
£26,824 to £49,472	9.3%
£49,473 to £70,630	12.5%
£70,631 to £111,376	13.5%
£111,377 to any higher amount	14.5%”.

(4) In paragraph (2A), for “2013-2014” substitute “2014-2015”.

(5) For the table in paragraph (2A) substitute—

“Scheme Year 2014-2015

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Pay band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431	5%
£15,432 to £21,387	5.6%
£21,388 to £26,823	7.1%
£26,824 to £49,472	9.3%
£49,473 to £70,630	12.5%
£70,631 to £111,376	13.5%
£111,377 to any higher amount	14.5%”.

Amendment of regulation 30

7.  In regulation 30 (Contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers), for paragraph (14)(3) substitute—

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

(a) in respect of the 2013-2014 scheme year, Table 1;

(b) in respect of the 2014-2015 scheme year, Table 2.

Table 1

Scheme Year 2013-2014

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431	5%
£15,432 to £21,387 £21,388 to £26,823	5.3% 6.8%
£26,824 to £49,472	9%
£49,473 to £70,630	11.3%
£70,631 to £111,376	12.3%
£111,377 to any higher amount	13.3%

Table 2

Scheme Year 2014-2015

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431	5%
£15.279 to £21,387	5.6%
£21,388 to £26,823	7.1%
£26,824 to £49,472	9.3%
£49,473 to £70,630	12.5%
£70,631 to £111,376	13.5%
£111,377 to any higher amount	14.5%”.

Amendment of regulation 161

8.  In regulation 161 (Members contribution rate), for paragraph (17)(4) substitute—

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

(a) in respect of the 2013-2014 scheme year, Table 1;

(b) in respect of the 2014-2015 scheme year, Table 2.

Table 1

Scheme Year 2013-2014

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431 £15,432 to £21,387	5% 5.3%
£21,388 to £26,823	6.8%
£26,824 to £49,472	9%
£49,473 to £70,630	11.3%
£70,631 to £111,376	12.3%
£111,377 to any higher amount	13.3%

Table 2

Scheme Year 2014-2015

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable Earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,431	5%
£15,432 to £21,387	5.6%
£21,388 to £26,823	7.1%
£26,824 to £49,472	9.3%
£49,473 to £70,630	12.5%
£70,631 to £111,376	13.5%
£111,377 to any higher amount	14.5%”.

(1)

S.R. 2008 No.256 as amended by S.R. 2009 Nos. 65 and 188; S.R. 2010 Nos. 22, 286 and 420; S.R. 2011 No.256; S.R. 2012 No.42; S.R. 2012 No.78 and S.R. 2013 Nos.40,73, 247 and 259

(2)

Regulation 28 was substituted by S.R. 2010 No.420, regulation 12 and amended by S.R. 2012 No.78, regulation 12; S.R. 2013 No.40, regulation 12; S.R. 2013 No.73, regulation 12 and S.R. 2013 No.247, regulation 6

(3)

Paragraph (14) was substituted by S.R. 2010 No.420, regulation 14; S.R. 2012 No.78, regulation 14; S.R. 2013 No.73, regulation 13 and amended by S.R. 2013 No.247, regulation 8

(4)

Paragraph (17) was inserted by S.R. 2010 No.420, regulation 17(4) and substituted by S.R. 2012 No.78, regulation 18; S.R. 2013 No.73, regulation 17 and amended by S.R. 2013 No.247, regulation 9