PART 2SAmendment 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.S

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(2)

3.  In regulation D1 (contribution by members)—S

(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 £15,0005%
£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 “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)”.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(2)

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

(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 £21,1755%
£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%

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

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