2013 No. 84
The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 10(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 F1, and now vested in it F2 and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel in accordance with Article 10(1) of that Order makes the following Order:
See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(c) and Schedule 4, Part III
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2013.
Amendment of the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 20072
The Annex to the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 F3 (in which the New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) is set out) is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.
3
In Chapter 1 of Part 11 (pensionable pay, pension contributions and purchase of additional service), in article 63(1) (pension
contributions) insert “
percentage
”
before “rate”.
4
For the table in paragraph 5 of Schedule A1 (pension contributions) substitute—
Pensionable pay
Contribution rate from 1st April 2013
Up to and including £15,000
8.5 % of pensionable pay
More than £15,000 and up to and including £21,000
9.1 % of pensionable pay
More than £21,000 and up to and including £30,000
9.6 % of pensionable pay
More than £30,000 and up to and including £40,000
9.9 % of pensionable pay
More than £40,000 and up to and including £50,000
10.1 % of pensionable pay
More than £50,000 and up to and including £60,000
10.2 % of pensionable pay
More than £60,000 and up to and including £100,000
10.5 % of pensionable pay
More than £100,000 and up to and including £120,000
10.8 % of pensionable pay
More than £120,000
11.1 % of pensionable pay
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 26th March 2013.
The Department of Finance and Personnel approves this Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 26th March 2013.
S.I. 1984/1821 (N.I. 11) Article 10(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/1549 (N.I.11) Article 4. Article 10 was continued by S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I.9) Article 60(1) and (2).