
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation—
(a) for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 2, 3 and 6, on 1st April 2015;
(b) for the purposes of regulation 4, on 1st April 2016, and
(c) for the purposes of regulation 5, on 1st April 2017.
2 

(1) In these Regulations “the 2005 Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.
(2) Regulation 3 ceases to have effect on 31st March 2016.
(3) Regulation 4 ceases to have effect on 31st March 2017.
3 
In regulation 6 of the 2005 Regulations (the amount payable) for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) This is the table for the administration levy for the financial year ending with 31st March 2016—

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  £36
12 to 99 £3∙68 x M 
100 to 999 £2∙65 x M £370
1,000 to 4,999 £2∙07 x M £2,650
5,000 to 9,999 £1∙57 x M £10,350
10,000 or more £1∙09 x M £15,700”.
4 
In regulation 6 of the 2005 Regulations (the amount payable) for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) This is the table for the administration levy for the financial year ending with 31st March 2017—

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  £42
12 to 99 £4∙24 x M 
100 to 999 £3∙06 x M £420
1,000 to 4,999 £2∙38 x M £3,060
5,000 to 9,999 £1∙80 x M £11,900
10,000 or more £1∙26 x M £18,000”.
5 
In regulation 6 of the 2005 Regulations (the amount payable) for paragraph (2) substitute—“
(2) This is the table for the administration levy for the financial year ending with 31st March 2018 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  £49
12 to 99 £4∙88 x M 
100 to 999 £3∙52 x M £490
1,000 to 4,999 £2∙74 x M £3,520
5,000 to 9,999 £2.07 x M £13,700
10,000 or more £1∙45 x M £20,700”.
6 
Regulation 3 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd March 2015
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
