The Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, and Rebates) (Money Purchase Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001
And whereas a draft of the following Order was, in accordance with section 42B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament:
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, and Rebates) (Money Purchase Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 6th April 2002.
Reduced rates of Class 1 contributions, and rebates2.
(a)
the appropriate flat-rate percentage in respect of earners for the tax years 2002–2003 to 2006–2007—
(i)
in the case of a primary Class 1 contribution is 1.6 per cent, and
(ii)
in the case of a secondary Class 1 contribution is 1 per cent;
(b)
the appropriate age-related percentages in respect of earners for each of the tax years 2002–2003 to 2006–2007 are the percentages specified in relation to that year in the Table set out in the Schedule to this Order, by reference to the earners' ages on the last day of the preceding tax year.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
SCHEDULE
TABLEAppropriate age-related percentages of earnings exceeding the lower earnings limit but not the upper earnings limit
Age on last day of preceding tax year | Appropriate age-related percentages for the tax year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | |
15 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
16 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
17 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
18 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
19 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
20 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
21 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
22 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
23 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
24 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
25 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
26 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
27 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
28 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
29 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
30 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
31 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
32 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
33 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
34 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
35 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
36 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
37 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
38 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
39 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
40 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
41 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
42 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
43 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
44 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
45 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
46 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
47 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
48 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
49 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
50 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
51 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
52 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
53 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
54 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 |
55 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
56 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
57 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
58 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
59 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
60 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
61 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
62 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
63 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
This Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, is made as a consequence of a review by the Secretary of State under section 42B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 following a report by the Government Actuary in relation to the contracted-out percentages under section 42A of that Act.
This Order specifies with effect from 6th April 2002 the appropriate flat-rate percentage and the appropriate age-related percentages in respect of earners who are members of money purchase contracted-out pension schemes for the purposes of section 42A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 38A of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 (article 2 and Schedule).
In accordance with section 42B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, a copy of the report by the Government Actuary on the percentages which, in his opinion, are required so as to reflect the cost of providing benefits of an actuarial value equivalent to that of the benefits (or parts of benefits) which, in accordance with section 48A of that Act and Schedule 4A to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (effect of reduced contributions and rebates on social security benefits), are foregone by or in respect of members of money purchase contracted-out schemes, was laid before Parliament with a draft of this Order together with a copy of the report by the Secretary of State.
These reports are contained in a Command Paper published by The Stationery Office Limited (Cm. 5076).