5. In regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)—
(a)for paragraph (3), substitute—
“(3) M’s contribution rate—
(a)for the scheme year 2015/16 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 1 in paragraph (9) 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 in paragraph (9) in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall.”;
(b)in paragraph (4), omit “specified in the Table”;
(c)in paragraph (5), for “medical practitioner” substitute “provider”;
(d)in paragraph (9)—
(i)for “The Table”, substitute “The Tables are”;
(ii)for “Table: Scheme Year 2015/16”, substitute “Table 1”;
(iii)at the end, insert—
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%” |
(e)in paragraph (10), for the words after “references” substitute “in regulation 37 to “the Table” are references to the applicable Table in paragraph (9) of this regulation”.