Amendment of Schedule 12
93.—(1) Schedule 12 (practitioner contribution payments) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 4 (information to be provided to scheme manager), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) If an employing authority, GDS or PDS contractor does not provide the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (1) in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)(a), the member contributions in respect of the members of that employing authority or contractor referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e), will be payable at the maximum contribution percentage rate specified in column 2 of the table in paragraph (9) of regulation 31 based on estimated pensionable pay as determined by the host Board.”.
(3) In paragraph 10 (recovery of unpaid contributions), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “such a deduction must be to the member’s advantage and is subject to the member’s consent” substitute “such a deduction may only be made where the Secretary of State has notified the member of an intention to do so”.