Reduced rates of Class 1 contributions and rebates for money purchase contracted-out schemes – Northern Ireland
6. (1) This article applies for the purposes of section 38A of the Northern Ireland Act (reduced rates of Class 1 contributions, and rebates).
Section 38A was inserted by article 134(4) of the 1995 Order and amended by paragraph 96 of Schedule 6 to 1998 Order, paragraph 52 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order, paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to the WRAP Act, paragraph 42 of Schedule 1 to the 2002 Act and paragraph 11 of Schedule 7 to the Pensions (No.2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c.13 (N.I.)).
(2) For the purposes of section 38A(2) of the Northern Ireland Act (reduction of primary Class 1 contributions), the appropriate flat-rate percentage for the 2012-2013 tax year is 1.4 per cent.
(3) For the purposes of section 38A(2A) of the Northern Ireland Act (reduction of secondary Class 1 contributions), the appropriate flat-rate percentage for the 2012-2013 tax year is 1.0 per cent.
(4) For the purposes of section 38A(3) of the Northern Ireland Act (appropriate age-related percentage), the appropriate age-related percentage in respect of an earner for the 2012-2013 tax year is the percentage given in the table in Schedule 1 by reference to the age of the earner on the day immediately before the start of that tax year.