The National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

PART 3 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

General

6.  The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 7 to 11.

Amendment of regulation 2.C.2

7.  In regulation 2.C.2 (contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers), in paragraph (2)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

“;

(e) for the scheme year 2019-20 is the percentage specified in column 2 of table 5 in respect of the corresponding pensionable pay band specified in column 1 of that table into which the member’s pensionable pay falls”; and

(b) after Table 4(2), insert—

“Table 5

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable pay band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £17,864	5.2%
£17,865 to £23,112	5.8%
£23,113 to £28,747	7.3%
£28,748 to £53,025	9.5%
£53,026 to £75,703	12.7%
£75,704 to £116,360	13.7%
£116,361 to any higher amount	14.7%”.

Amendment of regulation 2.C.3

8.  In regulation 2.C.3 (determination of pensionable pay for the purposes of setting a contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers), in each of paragraphs (16), (17)(a) and (21)(b), for “table 4” substitute “table 5”.

Amendment of regulation 2.C.5

9.  In regulation 2.C.5 (contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (4), for “14.9%” substitute “20.9%”(3).

Amendment of regulation 3.C.2

10.  In regulation 3.C.2 (members’ contribution rate), in paragraph (13)(4)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

“;

(f) in respect of the 2019-20 scheme year, table 6”; and

(b) after Table 5, insert—

“Table 6: Scheme Year 2019-20

Column 1	Column 2
Pensionable earnings band	Contribution percentage rate
Up to £17,864	5.2%
£17,865 to £23,112	5.8%
£23,113 to £28,747	7.3%
£28,748 to £53,025	9.5%
£53,026 to £75,703	12.7%
£75,704 to £116,360	13.7%
£116,361 to any higher amount	14.7%”.

Amendment of regulation 3.C.3

11.  In regulation 3.C.3 (contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (4), for “14.9%” substitute “20.9%”(5).

(1)

S.S.I. 2013/174, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2015/95, S.S.I. 2015/96, S.S.I. 2016/98, S.S.I. 2017/27 and S.S.I. 2017/434.

(2)

Table 4 was inserted by regulation 10 of S.S.I. 2017/434.

(3)

Paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 28 of S.S.I. 2015/96.

(4)

Paragraph (13) was substituted by S.S.I. 2015/96 and was last amended by S.S.I. 2017/434.

(5)

Paragraph (4) was amended by regulation 40 of S.S.I. 2015/96.