Paragraph 63 Pension contributionsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

F1Subject to paragraph (1A), a firefighter member shall pay pension contributions to the Board F2at the F3percentage rate of his pensionable pay specified in the Table in Schedule A1 .

F4(1A)

A firefighter member who is a special member shall pay pension contributions to the Board at the rate of 11% of his pensionable pay in respect of a period ending on 31st March 2012 and in respect of any period commencing on or after 1st April 2012, at the percentage rate of his pensionable pay for the period in question specified in the Table in Schedule AB1.

(2)

The contributions payable under paragraph (1) F5or (1A) may be deducted by the Board from each instalment of pensionable pay as it becomes due, but this is subject to any other method of payment that may be agreed between the Board and the member.

(3)

For the purposes of this article, the pensionable pay of a firefighter member during a period of maternity, paternity F6, parental bereavement or adoption leave shall be the pay that the person receives for that period including the value of any statutory maternity, paternity , parental bereavement or adoption pay under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Annex Scheme art. 63(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(a)
F2: Words in Annex Scheme art. 63(1) substituted (1.4.2012) by The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/162), arts. 1, 3
F3: Word in Annex Scheme art. 63(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/84), arts. 1, 3
F4: Annex Scheme art. 63(1A) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(b)
F5: Words in Annex Scheme art. 63(2) inserted (1.4.2015) by The New Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/9), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(c)
F6: Words in Annex Scheme art. 63(3) inserted (29.9.2023) by The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/157), regs. 1(1), 14(4)(b), 34 (with regs. 28-33)

Commencement

I1: ANNEX Scheme art. 63 in operation at 30.3.2007 (with effect in accordance with art. 2(1)), see art. 2(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 7.