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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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(1) The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 5 (amount of the general levy: occupational pension schemes) for the Table substitute—“
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Number of members on the reference day Amount of levy calculated by reference to number of members (M) Minimum amount of levy
2 to 11  £29
12 to 99 £2∙88 x M 
100 to 999 £2∙08 x M £290
1,000 to 4,999 £1∙62 x M £2,080
5,000 to 9,999 £1∙23 x M £8,100
10,000 or more £0∙86 x M £12,300”.
(3) In regulation 6 (amount of the general levy: personal pension schemes) for the Table substitute—“
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Number of members on the reference day Amount of levy calculated by reference to number of members (M) Minimum amount of levy
2 to 11  £12
12 to 99 £1∙15 x M 
100 to 999 £0∙81 x M £120
1,000 to 4,999 £0∙69 x M £810
5,000 to 9,999 £0∙46 x M £3,450
10,000 or more £0∙35 x M £4,600”.
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In regulation 6 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (the amount payable) for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) This is the table for the administration levy for the financial year ending with 31st March 2013 and for each subsequent financial year—

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Number of members on the reference day Amount of levy calculated by reference to number of members (M) Minimum amount of levy
2 to 11  £31
12 to 99 £3∙20 x M 
100 to 999 £2∙31 x M £320
1,000 to 4,999 £1∙80 x M £2,310
5,000 to 9,999 £1∙36 x M £9,000
10,000 or more £0∙95 x M £13,600.”.
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The following Regulations are revoked—
(a) the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008;
(b) the Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th March 2012
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
