The National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme and Pension Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

PART 2 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011

2.  The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.

3.  In regulation D1 (contribution by members)—

(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) A member whose pensionable pay falls into a pay band specified in column 1 of the table below must contribute the percentage of the member’s pensionable pay specified in column 2 of that table in respect of that amount.

Scheme Year 2012-2013

Column 1 Pensionable Pay band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,000	5%
£15,001 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%”

(b) in paragraph (3) for the “relevant table “ substitute “table in paragraph (2)”;

(c) in paragraph (5) omit sub-paragraph (c); and

(d) in paragraphs (8) to (21) and (25), for “relevant table” substitute “table in paragraph (2)”.

4.  In paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 (contributions to this section of the scheme) for sub‑paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, 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

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £15,000	5%
£15,001 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)

)S.S.I. 2011/117 as amended by S.S.I. 2011/173 and 364.