PART 3Amendment of the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of regulation 16135

In regulation 161 (Members’ contribution rate), for paragraph (17)46 substitute—

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For the purposes of this paragraph, the “relevant table” means—

a

in respect of the 2014-2015 scheme year, Table 1;

b

in respect of the 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 scheme years, Table 2.

Table 1Scheme Year 2014-15

Column 1

Pensionable Earnings Band

Column 2

Contribution Percentage Rate

Up to £15,431

5%

£15,432 to £21,477

5.6%

£21,478 to £26,823

7.1%

£26,824 to £49,472

9.3%

£49,473 to £70,630

12.5%

£70,631 to £111,376

13.5%

£111,377 to any higher amount

14.5%

Table 2Scheme Years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019

Column 1

Pensionable Earnings Band

Column 2

Contribution Percentage Rate

Up to £15,431

5%

£15,432 to £21,477

5.6%

£21,478 to £26,823

7.1%

£26,824 to £47,845

9.3%

£47,846 to £70,630

12.5%

£70,631 to £111,376

13.5%

£111,377 to any higher amount

14.5%