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PART 3Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme(Scotland) Regulations 2008

5.  The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.

6.  Regulation 2.C.2 (contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers) is amended as follows—

(a)for paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) A member’s contribution rate is the percentage specified in column 2 of the following table in respect of the corresponding pensionable pay band specified in column 1 of that table into which the member’s pensionable pay falls.

Scheme Year 2012-2013

Column 1

Pensionable Pay band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £15,0005%
£15,001 to £21,1755%
£21,176 to £26,5576.5%
£26,558 to £48,9828%
£48,983 to £69,9318.9%
£69,932 to £110,2739.9%
£110,274 to any higher amount10.9%

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

(c)omit paragraph (5).

7.  In paragraphs (4) to (17) and in paragraph (21) of regulation 2.C.3 (determination of pensionable pay for the purposes of setting a contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers) for “the relevant table in regulation 2.C.2(5)” substitute “the table in regulation 2.C.2(2)”.

8.  In regulation 2.C.4 (contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers) for paragraph (15) substitute—

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

(a)in respect of the 2010-2011 and 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 £21,1755%
£21,176 to £69,9316.5%
£69,932 to £110,2737.5%
£110,274 to any higher amount8.5%

Table 2

Scheme Year 2012-2013

Column 1

Pensionable earnings band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £15,0005%
£15.001 to £21,1755%
£21,176 to £26, 5576.5%
£26,558 to £48,9828%
£48,983 to £69,9318.9%
£69,932 to £110,2739.9%
£110,274 to any higher amount10.9%

9.  Regulation 3.C.2 (member’s contribution rate) for paragraph (14), substitute—

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

(a)in respect of the 2010-2011 and 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 £21,1755%
£21,176 to £69,9316.5%
£69,932 to £110,2737.5%
£110,274 to any higher amount8.5%

Table 2

Scheme Year 2012-2013

Column 1

Pensionable earnings band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £15,0005%
£15.001 to £21,1755%
£21,176 to £26, 5576.5%
£26,558 to £48,9828%
£48,983 to £69,9318.9%
£69,932 to £110,2739.9%
£110,274 to any higher amount10.9%