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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2015/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/421",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-amendment-no-3-order-northern-ireland-2015",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "text": "(1) The Annex to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 28 (surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s requisite benefit and temporary pension), in paragraph (5)(b) for “Government Actuary” substitute “Scheme Actuary”.\n(3) In article 43A (bereavement pension: children), in paragraph (2)(b) for “died, and” substitute “died.”.\n(4) In Schedule 4 (awards on death-children), in Part II (child’s accrued allowance)—\n(a) in paragraph 3(1)(b) for “article 72 (servicemen)” substitute “article 72 (pensionable service)”;\n(b) in paragraph 4—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “(restriction on payment)” substitute “(deferred pension)”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “Part VI or VI of Schedule 2” substitute “Part VI or VII of Schedule 2”.\n(5) In Schedule 7 for the Table in paragraph 3 of Part A1 (pension contributions) substitute the following Table—\n“\nPensionable Pay\nContribution rate from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016 (percentage of pensionable pay)\nUp to and including £15,150\n11.0%\nMore than £15,150 and up to and including £21,210\n12.2%\nMore than £21,210 and up to and including £30,300\n14.2%\nMore than £30,300 and up to and including £40,400\n14.7%\nMore than £40,400 and up to and including £50,500\n15.2%\nMore than £50,500 and up to and including £60,600\n15.5%\nMore than £60,600 and up to and including £101,000\n16.0%\nMore than £101,000 and up to and including £121,200\n16.5%\nMore than £121,200\n17.0%\nPensionable Pay\nContribution rate from 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017 (percentage of pensionable pay)\nUp to and including £15,301\n11.0%\nMore than £15,301 and up to and including £21,422\n12.2%\nMore than £21,422 and up to and including £30,603\n14.2%\nMore than £30,603 and up to and including £40,804\n14.7%\nMore than £40,804 and up to and including £51,005\n15.2%\nMore than £51,005 and up to and including £61,206\n15.5%\nMore than £61,206 and up to and including £102,010\n16.0%\nMore than £102,010 and up to and including £122,412\n16.5%\nMore than £122,412\n17.0%\nPensionable Pay\nContribution rate from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 (percentage of pensionable pay)\nUp to and including £15,454\n11.0%\nMore than £15,454 and up to and including £21,636\n12.2%\nMore than £21,636 and up to and including £30,909\n14.2%\nMore than £30,909 and up to and including £41,212\n14.7%\nMore than £41,212 and up to and including £51,515\n15.2%\nMore than £51,515 and up to and including £61,818\n15.5%\nMore than £61,818 and up to and including £103,030\n16.0%\nMore than £103,030 and up to and including £123,636\n16.5%\nMore than £123,636\n17.0%\nPensionable Pay\nContribution rate from 1st April 2018 (percentage of pensionable pay)\nUp to and including £15,609\n11.0%\nMore than £15,609 and up to and including £21,852\n12.2%\nMore than £21,852 and up to and including £31,218\n14.2%\nMore than £31,218 and up to and including £41,624\n14.7%\nMore than £41,624 and up to and including £52,030\n15.2%\nMore than £52,030 and up to and including £62,436\n15.5%\nMore than £62,436 and up to and including £104,060\n16.0%\nMore than £104,060 and up to and including £124,872\n16.5%\nMore than £124,872\n17.0%\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2007 No.144 amended by S.R. 2008 No. 382, S.R. 2012 No. 161, S.R. 2013 No. 85, S.R. 2014 Nos. 56 & 169 and S.R. 2015 Nos. 8 & 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Article 43A was inserted by S.R. 2014 No. 169."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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