# The Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/275 · made 11 February 2013

These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2013, make amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 (‘the 2010 Regulations’).

Made under: Superannuation Act 1972

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-amendment-regulations-2013/pdf/uksi_20130275_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-amendment-regulations-2013/pdf/uksiem_20130275_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Education, England And Wales
Made 11th February 2013
Laid before Parliament 19th February 2013
Coming into force 1st April 2013
The Secretary of State for Education makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9 and 12 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972.
The Secretary of State has consulted with the persons referred to in section 9(5) of that Act.
In accordance with section 9(1) of that Act, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

## 2 Amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

## 3 Amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

In regulation 18 (Teachers’ ordinary contributions) for “paragraphs 2 and 3” substitute “paragraph 2”.

## 4 Amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

Omit regulation 128 (actuarial review).

## 5 Amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

(1) Schedule 3 (employees’ and employers’ contributions) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Omit paragraph 1;
(3) In paragraph 2—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1) omit “unless paragraph 3 applies”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2) —
(i) omit the words “for the initial contribution period”;
(ii) for the table substitute—
“
Table
Annual contributable salary
Rate
Up to £14,999
6.4%
£15,000 to £25,999
7.0%
£26,000 to £31,999
7.9%
£32,000 to £39,999
8.8%
£40,000 to £44,999
9.2%
£45,000 to £74,999
10.1%
£75,000 to £99,999
10.6%
£100,000 and above
11.2%
”.
(c) omit sub-paragraph (3);
(d) omit paragraph 3;
(e) in paragraph 4—
(i) in sub-paragraph (2) omit “for the initial contribution period”; and
(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (8);
(f) omit paragraph 5.

## 6 Amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

(1) Schedule 13 (savings and transitional provisions) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In sub-paragraph (2)(a) of paragraph 11 (contributions for current period: elections made under regulation C9 of the 1997 Regulations), after the words “there were substituted” substitute—
“(b) the percentage is the aggregate of the rates of contributions set out in paragraph 2 (employees’ contributions) and paragraph 4 (employers’ contributions) of Schedule 3 to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010.”.
(3) Omit paragraph 24 (actuarial review).

## 7 Retrospective provisions

(1) The obligation under regulation G4(1) of the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 1997 is to be taken as never having applied in relation to the account prepared under regulation G1 of those Regulations as at 31 March 2008.
(2) Any obligation to which a person was subject under regulation 128 immediately before the commencement of the revocation made by regulation 4 is to be treated as having never been incurred.

## Signature

David Laws
Minister of State
Department for Education
7th February 2013
We consent
Desmond Swayne
Robert Goodwill
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th February 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2013, make amendments to the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 (‘the 2010 Regulations’).
The amendments—
remove the cap and share provisions (regulations 3 and 5);
amend Schedule 3 to provide new percentage rates for employees’ ordinary contributions which are to be calculated monthly, by reference to the full-time equivalent annual rate of each employee’s contributable salary for that month (regulation 5(3)(b)(ii));
remove the provisions relating to actuarial review (regulation 4 and 6).
The retrospective application of the relevant actuarial review provisions in the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 1997 (which survived under the 2010 Regulations) is removed, as it is from the 2010 Regulations (regulation 7).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, the public sector or civil society organisations.

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