The average salary method The average salary method Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 para. 3A omitted by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Sch. 1 para. 9 Sch. 2 para. 4 omitted by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Sch. 1 para. 9 Sch. 2 para. 5(1) words substituted by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Sch. 1 para. 10 Sch. 2 para. A1 inserted by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Sch. 1 para. 8 3Paragraph 3 The average salary method