Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and paragraphs 2 to 4, where immediately before 2nd November 1998 contributions remained to be paid under regulation 23 of the 1977 Regulations (Method 1 contributions), they shall continue to be paid at the rate at which, and until the end of the period during which, they were then payable; and during any period of contribution for a current period under regulation C6 or C7 they shall be paid direct to the Department.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (5), the person paying the contributions may at any time elect to pay them at a higher rate.

(3) The higher rate shall be an integral percentage, not in any case exceeding 9, of his contributable salary.

(4) If he is paying other additional contributions under Part C, or towards the provision of a pension otherwise than under these Regulations, sub-paragraph (3) has effect with the substitution for “9” of the number obtained by deducting from 9 the percentage rate of those other contributions.

(5) An election under this paragraph—

(a) shall be made by written notice given to the Department; and

(b) has effect from the beginning of the month following the month in which the Department gives written notice of its acceptance of the election.