# Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Regulation 79: Contributing body’s contributions

Extent: N.I.

(1) A contributing body must contribute to the fund in each year covered by a rates and adjustments certificate under regulation 77 or 78 the amount appropriate for that contributing body as calculated in accordance with the certificate and paragraph (4).
(2) During each of those years a contributing body must make payments to the fund on account of the amount required for the whole year.
(3) Those payments on account must –
(a) where the contributing body employs active members of the Scheme be paid at the end of the intervals determined under regulation 81 (payments by employing authorities to the Committee) and where the contributing body does not employ active members of the Scheme, be paid at intervals of not greater than 12 months as the Committee may determine; and
(b) equal the appropriate proportion of the whole amount due under paragraph (1) for the year in question.
(4) A contributing body’s contribution for any year is the sum of—
(a) the common percentage of the pay on which contributions have during that year been paid to the fund or admission agreement fund under Part 2 by employees who are active members other than contributions under regulation 17(3) (which may be a nil amount); and
(b) any individual adjustment specified for that contributing body for that year or as the case may be, guarantor in the rates and adjustments certificate (which may be positive or negative and which may be expressed as an adjustment to the common percentage rate or a separate absolute amount).
(5) The common percentage is the common rate of employer’s contribution specified in that certificate, expressed as a percentage.
(6) Where an employee –
(a) is treated, under regulation 16(4), as if he had paid contributions; or
(b) has paid contributions during a period of maternity , paternity or adoption absence,
the pay on which the common percentage is calculated is the pay the employee would have received if he has not been absent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/352/regulation/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-79
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