The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) and Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 No. 62

PART 3 Amendments to the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

General

6.  The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) are amended as provided by regulations 7 to 12.

Amendment of regulation 22

7.  In regulation 22 (Restrictions on eligibility: general), for paragraph (11)(2) substitute—

“(11) A person is not eligible to be an active member of this Section of the Scheme if that person is employed by a GP Federation but does not assist in the provision of health and personal social services provided by that GP Federation.”.

Amendment of regulation 28

8.  In regulation 28 (Contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers), in paragraph (2)(3), for—

(a) “of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 inclusive” substitute “scheme year from 2015-2016”;

(b) the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 30

9.  In regulation 30 (Contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers), in paragraph(14)(4) for—

(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;

(b) the heading to Table 2, substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 31

10.  In regulation 31 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (4)(5), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

Amendment of regulation 161

11.  In regulation 161 (Members’ contribution rate), in paragraph (17)(6) for—

(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;

(b) the heading to Table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

Amendment of regulation 162

12.  In regulation 162 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (5)(7) for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.

(1)

S.R. 2008 No.256 as amended by S.R. 2009 Nos.65 and 188; S.R. 2010 Nos.22, 286 and 420; S.R. 2011 No.256; S.R. 2012 Nos.42 and 78; S.R. 2013 Nos.40, 73, 247 and 259; S.R. 2014 Nos.59 and 225; S.R. 2015 Nos.56, 121 and 122 and S.R. 2016 No.384

(2)

Paragraph (11) was inserted by S.R. 2016 No.384, regulation 8

(3)

Relevant amending rule is S.R. 2015 No.121, regulation 22

(4)

Relevant amending rule is S.R. 2015 No.121, regulation 24

(5)

Paragraph (4) was amended by S.R. 2015 No.121, regulation 25

(6)

Relevant amending rule is S.R. 2015 No.121, regulation 35

(7)

Paragraph (5) was amended by S.R. 2015 No.121, regulation 36