{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2013/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/481",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2013",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Contributions and option",
  "text": "(1) Article 5 of the Principal Order (contributions from salary) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (2)(d) after “14th July 2009” insert “and ending before 1st April 2012”.\n(3) At the end of paragraph (2)(d) substitute “; or” for “.” and insert—\n“(e) in relation to any period beginning on or after 1st April 2012—\n(i) in respect of all or any part of such period as a Category 1 contributor is 13.75 per cent;\n(ii) in respect of all or any part of such period as a Category 2 contributor is 9.75 per cent;\n(iii) in respect of all or any part of such period as a Category 3 contributor is 7.75 per cent.”.\n(4) Insert after paragraph (2A)—\n“(2AA) A participant (“P”) who is an opted-out Representative may exercise the option to change P’s membership category to a different membership category with effect from 1st April 2012 by giving a qualifying notice to the Managers no later than 1st July 2013.”.\n(5) Insert after paragraph (2C)—\n“(2CA) Where a participant exercises the option in paragraph (2AA), the effective date of the option is 1st April 2012.”.\n(6) Insert after paragraph (2D)—\n“(2DA) Where a participant (“P”) does not exercise the option in paragraph (2AA), P continues to be in the membership category that P was in immediately before 1st April 2012.”.\n(7) In paragraph (2E) insert “or (2AA)” after “(2A)”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/481/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:02:21.423150+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}