The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) and Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

PART 1 Introductory

Citation, commencement and effect

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) and Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 April 2019 and save as provided in paragraph (3), have effect from that date.

(3) Regulation 7 has effect from 1 June 2016.

PART 2 Amendment of the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

General

2.  The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) are amended as provided by regulations 3 to 5.

Amendment of regulation 10

3.  In regulation 10 (Contributions by members), in paragraph (1A)(2), for—

(a) “of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 inclusive” substitute “scheme year from 2015-16”;

(b) the heading to the Table, substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-16”.

Amendment of regulation 11

4.  In regulation 11 (Contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (2)(3), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

Amendment of Schedule 2

5.  In paragraph 10 (Contributions to this Section of the scheme), in sub-paragraph (1A)(4) for—

(a) paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;

(b) the heading to Table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

PART 3 Amendments to the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

General

6.  The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(5) are amended as provided by regulations 7 to 12.

Amendment of regulation 22

7.  In regulation 22 (Restrictions on eligibility: general), for paragraph (11)(6) substitute—

“(11) A person is not eligible to be an active member of this Section of the Scheme if that person is employed by a GP Federation but does not assist in the provision of health and personal social services provided by that GP Federation.”.

Amendment of regulation 28

8.  In regulation 28 (Contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers), in paragraph (2)(7), for—

(a) “of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 inclusive” substitute “scheme year from 2015-2016”;

(b) the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 30

9.  In regulation 30 (Contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers), in paragraph(14)(8) for—

(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;

(b) the heading to Table 2, substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 31

10.  In regulation 31 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (4)(9), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

Amendment of regulation 161

11.  In regulation 161 (Members’ contribution rate), in paragraph (17)(10) for—

(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;

(b) the heading to Table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 162

12.  In regulation 162 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (5)(11) for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

PART 4 Amendments to the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

General

13.  The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(12) are amended as provided by regulations 14 to 16.

Amendment of regulation 30

14.  In regulation 30 (Members’ contributions: employees), in paragraph (3), for—

(a) “of the scheme years 2015/16 to 2018/19” substitute “scheme year from 2015/16”;

(b) the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015/16”.

Amendment of regulation 31

15.—(1) Regulation 31 (Members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (3), for “of the scheme years 2015/16 to 2018/19” substitute “scheme year from 2015/16”.

(3) In paragraph (9), for the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015/16”.

Amendment of regulation 32

16.  In regulation 32 (Contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (1), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 26th March 2019

(L.S.)

Andrew Dawson

A senior officer of the Department of Health

The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 26th March 2019

(L.S.)

Emer Morelli

A senior officer of the Department of Finance