# The Parliamentary Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Contributions by participating Members


Regulation D1 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—
(1) In sub-paragraph (3)(b) after the words “15th July 2002” there shall be inserted the words “and ending before 1st April 2004”.
(2) At the end of sub-paragraph (3)(b) before the full stop there shall be inserted—
“; or
(c) in relation to a period beginning on or after 1st April 2004,
(i) is 10 per cent; or
(ii) where a participating Member opts to contribute to the Fund at a reduced rate, is 6 per cent”.
(3) There shall be substituted for paragraph (3A)—
“(3A) Where a person who is a Member of the House of Commons on 15th July 2002 opts to contribute to the Fund on or after 5th July 2001 at the rate of 9 per cent, the appropriate percentage—
(a) in relation to a payment of salary made in respect of a period beginning on or after 1st April 1992 and ending before 5th July 2001, is 6 per cent;
(b) in relation to a period beginning on or after 5th July 2001 and ending before 1st April 2004, is 9 per cent; and
(c) in relation to a period beginning on or after 1st April 2004, is 10 per cent.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/887/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pension-amendment-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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