Regulation 5 Regulation 31

In regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)—

(a)

for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)
M’s contribution rate—

(a)
for the scheme year 2015/16 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 1 in paragraph (9) in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall; and

(b)
for the scheme year 2016/17 is the percentage specified in column 2 of Table 2 in paragraph (9) in respect of the corresponding pensionable earnings band specified in column 1 into which M’s pensionable earnings fall.”;

(b)

in paragraph (4), omit “specified in the Table”;

(c)

in paragraph (5), for “medical practitioner” substitute “provider”;

(d)

in paragraph (9)—

(i)

for “The Table”, substitute “The Tables are”;

(ii)

for “Table: Scheme Year 2015/16”, substitute “Table 1”;

(iii)

at the end, insert—

“

Table 2

Column 1

Pensionable earnings band

Column 2

Contribution percentage rate

Up to £16,128 5.2%
£16,129 to £21,817 5.8%
£21,818 to £27,360 7.3%
£27,361 to £50,466 9.5%
£50,467 to £72,050 12.7%
£72,051 to £112,490 13.7%
£112,491 and above 14.7%

”

Column 1 Pensionable earnings band	Column 2 Contribution percentage rate
Up to £16,128	5.2%
£16,129 to £21,817	5.8%
£21,818 to £27,360	7.3%
£27,361 to £50,466	9.5%
£50,467 to £72,050	12.7%
£72,051 to £112,490	13.7%
£112,491 and above	14.7%

(e)

in paragraph (10), for the words after “references” substitute “in regulation 37 to “the Table” are references to the applicable Table in paragraph (9) of this regulation”.