PART 4Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015

General12

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 201515 are amended in accordance with regulations 13 to 15.

Amendment of regulation 3013

In regulation 30 (members’ contributions: employees), in paragraph (3)—

a

after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

;

e

for the scheme year 2019/20 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 5 below in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall

b

after Table 416, insert—

Table 5

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 and above

14.7%

Amendment of regulation 3114

In regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)—

a

in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (d)17, insert—

;

e

for the scheme year 2019/20 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 5 in paragraph (9) in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall

b

in paragraph (9), after Table 418, insert—

Table 5

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 and above

14.7%

Amendment of regulation 3215

In regulation 32 (contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (1), for “14.9%” substitute “20.9%”.