Payment of members’ contributionsN.I.
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136.—(1) Member contributions are to be deducted by the member’s employer from the member’s pensionable earnings in each pay period.
(2) A member’s employer—
(a)may make contributions on the member’s behalf in circumstances determined by the scheme manager; and
(b)unless paragraph (3)(b) applies, must do so for any period of assumed pay under regulation 27(3)(e) (unpaid leave).
(3) A member is not required to pay member contributions—
(a)while the member is on unpaid adoption leave, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave or additional paternity leave; or
(b)with the employer’s approval, while the member is on unpaid leave.