Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

[F1 [F2 Contributing body’s] contributions N.I.

34.— (1) [F3 A contributing body] must contribute to the fund, or as the case may be, an admission agreement fund, in each year covered by a rates and adjustments certificate under regulation 31 (actuarial valuations and certificates) or 33 (special circumstances where revised actuarial valuations and certificates must be obtained) the amount appropriate for that [F4 contributing body] as calculated in accordance with the certificate and paragraph (4).

(2) During each of those years [F5 a contributing body] must make payments to the fund or admission agreement fund, on account of the amount required for the whole year.

(3) Those payments on account must—

[F6 (a) where the contributing body employs active members of the Scheme, be paid at the end of the intervals determined under regulation 37 (payments by employing authorities to the Committee) and where the contributing body does not employ active members of the Scheme, be paid at intervals of not greater than 12 months as the Committee may determine; and]

(b) equal the appropriate proportion of the whole amount due under paragraph (1) for the year in question.

[F7 (4) A contributing body’s contribution for any year is the sum of—

(a) the common percentage of the pay on which contributions have during that year been paid to the fund or admission agreement fund under regulation 14 (contributions during child-related leave), 15 (contributions during reserve forces service leave) or 17 (contributions during absences with permission) of these Regulations or regulation 3 (contributions payable by active members) of the Benefits Regulations by employees who are active members (which may be a nil amount); and

(b) any individual adjustment specified for that contributing body for that year or as the case may be, guarantor in the rates and adjustments certificate (which may be positive or negative and which may be expressed as an adjustment to the common percentage rate or a separate absolute amount).]

(5) The common percentage is the common rate of employer’s contribution specified in that certificate, expressed as a percentage.

(6) Where an employee—

(a) is treated under regulation 14(4) as if he had paid contributions; or

(b) has paid contributions during a period of maternity, paternity or adoption absence (within the meaning of that regulation),

the pay on which the common percentage is calculated is the pay the employee would have received if he had not been absent.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 4 for specified purposes, reg. 6 for specified purposes and reg. 11) (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. 2 (with regs. 3, 13, 14(1)(d), Sch. 5)

F2 Words in reg. 34 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(a)

F3 Words in reg. 34(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(b)(i)

F4 Words in reg. 34(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(b)(ii)

F5 Words in reg. 34(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(c)

F6 Reg. 34(3)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(d)

F7 Reg. 34(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/410), regs. 1(1), 37(e)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 34 in operation at 1.4.2009, see reg. 1