# The National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 S.S.I. 2014/43 · made 13 February 2014 These Regulations amend the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”) and the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 so as to provide for changes to pensionable pay bands or earnings bands and employee contribution percentage rates for the 2014-15 Scheme Year (which is the period from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015). Made under: Superannuation Act 1972 (Section 10, Schedule 3) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/ssi_20140043_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/ssipn_20140043_en.pdf ## Introductory text National Health Service Made 13th February 2014 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th February 2014 Coming into force 1st April 2014 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them to do so. In accordance with section 10(1) of that Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury. In accordance with section 10(4) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted with such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to them to be appropriate. ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2014. ## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4. ## 3 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 In regulation D1 (contributions by members)— (a) in paragraph (2)— (i) for “2013-2014”, substitute “2014-2015”; (ii) for the table, substitute— “ Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable Pay Band Column 2 Contribution Percentage Rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”; (b) in paragraph (2A)— (i) for “2013-2014”, substitute “2014-2015”; (ii) for the table, substitute— “ Scheme Year 2014-15 Column 1 Pensionable Pay Band Column 2 Contribution Percentage Rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”; (c) in paragraph (29), for the words from “entitled to them” to the end substitute “entitled to them where the Scottish Ministers have notified the member of an intention to do so”. ## 4 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 In paragraph 14(2) (contributions to this Section of the scheme) of Schedule 1 (medical and dental practitioners)— (a) after head (b), insert— “(c) in respect of the 2014-15 scheme year, table 3”; (b) after Table 2, insert— “ Table 3 Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable earnings band Column 2 Contribution percentage rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”. ## 5 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 are amended in accordance with regulations 6 to 8. ## 6 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 In regulation 2.C.2 (contribution rate for members other than non GP providers)— (a) in paragraph (2)— (i) for “2013-2014”, substitute “2014-2015”; (ii) for the table, substitute— “ Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable pay band Column 2 Contribution percentage rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”; (b) in paragraph (3)— (i) for “2013-2014”, substitute “2014-2015”; (ii) for the table, substitute— “ Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable pay band Column 2 Contribution percentage rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”. ## 7 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 In regulation 2.C.4(15) (contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers)— (a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert— “(c) in respect of the 2014-2015 scheme year, table 3”; (b) after Table 2, insert— “ Table 3 Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable earnings band Column 2 Contribution percentage rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”. ## 8 Amendment of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 In regulation 3.C.2(13) (members’ contribution rate)— (a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert— “(c) in respect of the 2014-2015 scheme year, table 3”; (b) after Table 2, insert— “ Table 3 Scheme Year 2014-2015 Column 1 Pensionable earnings band Column 2 Contribution percentage rate Up to £15,431 5% £15,432 to £21,387 5.6% £21,388 to £26,823 7.1% £26,824 to £49,472 9.3% £49,473 to £70,630 12.5% £70,631 to £111,376 13.5% £111,377 to any higher amount 14.5% ”. ## Signature JOHN SWINNEY A member of the Scottish Government St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 11th February 2014 We consent M LANCASTER SAM GYIMAH Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 13th February 2014 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”) and the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 so as to provide for changes to pensionable pay bands or earnings bands and employee contribution percentage rates for the 2014-15 Scheme Year (which is the period from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015). In addition, regulation 3(c) of these Regulations amends regulation D1 of the 2011 Regulations concerning recovery of contributions by the Scottish Ministers. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/43 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2014 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.