# The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008, Regulation 2.C.2: Members' contribution rate


(1) Contributions under regulation 2.C.1(1) must be paid at the member’s contribution rate for the period in question.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a member’s contribution rate for that period is the percentage specified in Column 2 of the following table in respect of the corresponding pensionable pay range specified in Column 1 into which the member’s pensionable earnings fall.
Column 1
Column 2
Amount of pensionable pay
Contribution rate
Up to £19,682
5%
£19,683 to £65,002
6.5%
£65,003 to £102,499
7.5%
£102,500 to any higher amount
8.5%
(3) The Scottish Ministers may make a determination substituting any or all of the pensionable pay amounts or contribution rates specified in the table in paragraph (2) with effect from a date specified in the determination.
(4) Before making a determination under paragraph (3), the Scottish Ministers must consider–
(a) the advice of the scheme actuary; and
(b) in accordance with regulation 1.B.2 (cost sharing), advice from such employee and employer representatives as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/224/regulation/2.C.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-2.C.2
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