The Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (revoked)

N.I.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2013 No. 54

Education

The Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

07th March 2013

Coming into operation

01st April 2013

The Department of Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 11(1) F1, (2), (3), (3A) F2 and paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 F3.

In accordance with Article 11(5) of that Order consultation has taken place with representatives of local education authorities and of teachers and with representatives of other persons likely to be affected.

In accordance with Article 11(1) of that Order these Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel F4.

F1As amended by S.I. 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Article 13(1)

F2As amended by S.I 1990/1509 (N.I. 13) Article 6(1)

F4Formerly Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Article 3

Citation and commencementN.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2013.

Amendment of Superannuation RegulationsN.I.

2.  The Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 F5 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

F5S.R. 1998 No.333, relevant amendments are S.R. 2007 No. 137and S.R. 2012 No. 126

3.—(1) Regulation C2 is amended as provided by paragraph (2).

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) (a) A person who is in pensionable employment is to pay contributions of—

(i)before 1st April 2012, 6.4% of his contributable salary; and

(ii)from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 (both dates inclusive), for each month during which he is in pensionable employment, the percentage rate set out in table A which is applicable to his contributable salary rate for that month or, if part-time, the full-time equivalent contributable salary rate;

(iii)on or after 1st April 2013, for each month during which he is in pensionable employment, the percentage rate set out in table B which is applicable to his contributable salary rate for that month or, if part-time, the full-time equivalent contributable salary rate.

Table A

Full-time equivalent contributable salary band (£) Contribution Rate
Below 15,000 6.4%
15,000 to 25,999 7.0%
26,000 to 31,999 7.3%
32,000 to 39,999 7.6%
40,000 to 74,999 8.0%
75,000 to 111,999 8.4%
112,000 and above 8.8%

Table B

Full-time equivalent contributable salary band (£) Contribution Rate
Below 15,000 6.4%
15,000 to 25,999 7.0%
26,000 to 31,999 7.9%
32,000 to 39,999 8.8%
40,000 to 44,999 9.2%
45,000 to 74,999 10.1%
75,000 to 99,999 10.6%
100,000 and above 11.2%

RevocationN.I.

4.  The Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 are revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 07 March 2013

L.S.

David Hughes

A senior officer of the

Department of Education

The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 07 March 2013

L.S.

John McKibbin

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Teachers' Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 to prescribe the percentage of their salary which employees must contribute to the pension scheme from 1st April 2013.

The Regulations revoke and re-enact the Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.