
PART 1
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) and Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 April 2019 and save as provided in paragraph (3), have effect from that date.
(3) Regulation 7 has effect from 1 June 2016.
PART 2
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The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are amended as provided by regulations 3 to 5.
3 
In regulation 10 (Contributions by members), in paragraph (1A), for—
(a) “of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 inclusive” substitute “scheme year from 2015-16”;
(b) the heading to the Table, substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-16”.
4 
In regulation 11 (Contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (2), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.
5 
In paragraph 10 (Contributions to this Section of the scheme), in sub-paragraph (1A) for—
(a) paragraph (b) substitute—“
(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;
(b) the heading to Table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.
PART 3
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The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended as provided by regulations 7 to 12.
7 
In regulation 22 (Restrictions on eligibility: general), for paragraph (11) substitute—“
(11) A person is not eligible to be an active member of this Section of the Scheme if that person is employed by a GP Federation but does not assist in the provision of health and personal social services provided by that GP Federation.”.
8 
In regulation 28 (Contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers), in paragraph (2), for—
(a) “of the scheme years 2015-2016 to 2018-2019 inclusive” substitute “scheme year from 2015-2016”;
(b) the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.
9 
In regulation 30 (Contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers), in paragraph(14) for—
(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—“
(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;
(b) the heading to Table 2, substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.
10 
In regulation 31 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (4), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.
11 
In regulation 161 (Members’ contribution rate), in paragraph (17) for—
(a) sub-paragraph (b) substitute—“
(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, Table 2.”;
(b) the heading to Table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.
12 
In regulation 162 (Contributions by employing authorities: general), in paragraph (5) for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.
PART 4
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The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as provided by regulations 14 to 16.
14 
In regulation 30 (Members’ contributions: employees), in paragraph (3), for—
(a) “of the scheme years 2015/16 to 2018/19” substitute “scheme year from 2015/16”;
(b) the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015/16”.
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(1) Regulation 31 (Members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph (3), for “of the scheme years 2015/16 to 2018/19” substitute “scheme year from 2015/16”.
(3) In paragraph (9), for the heading to the Table substitute “Scheme Years from 2015/16”.
16 
In regulation 32 (Contributions by employing authorities), in paragraph (1), for “16.3%” substitute “22.5%”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 26th March 2019
(L.S.)Andrew Dawson
A senior officer of the Department of Health
The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 26th March 2019
(L.S.)Emer Morelli
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
