The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 No. 97

Regulation 30

4.  In regulation 30 (members’ contributions: employees)—

(a) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for the words from “M’s contribution rate” to “earnings fall.”, substitute—

“M’s contribution rate—

(a)

for the scheme year 2015/16 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 1 below in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall; and

(b)

for the scheme year 2016/17 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 2 below in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall.”;

(ii) for “Table: Scheme Year 2015/16”, substitute “Table 1”; and

(iii) at the end, insert—

“Table 2

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £16,128	5.2%
£16,129 to £21,817	5.8%
£21,818 to £27,360	7.3%
£27,361 to £50,466	9.5%
£50,467 to £72,050	12.7%
£72,051 to £112,490	13.7%
£112,491 and above	14.7%”

(b) in paragraph (4), omit “in the table set out in this regulation”.