{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-regulations-1997/schedule-6/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-regulations-1997/schedule-6/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/3001",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-regulations-1997",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where a person has made an election under paragraph 3(2) or (4) or paragraph 4, the period during which, subject to paragraph 14(7) to (10), the family benefit contributions are to be paid (“the payment period”) is to be ascertained from, or where the period in respect of which the election was made is not an exact number of years by extrapolation from, Table 2 below.\nTABLE 2\nAge on date from which contributions are payable\nPeriod in years for which contributions are to be paid in respect of each year of election period\nRate of contributions\n1%\n2%\n3%\n4%\n5%\n6%\n7%\n8%\n9%\n27 and under\n2.90\n1.45\n0.97\n0.73\n0.58\n0.48\n0.41\n0.36\n0.32\n28—37\n2.95\n1.48\n0.98\n0.74\n0.59\n0.49\n0.42\n0.37\n0.33\n38—42\n3.00\n1.50\n1.00\n0.75\n0.60\n0.50\n0.43\n0.375\n0.335\n43—47\n3.05\n1.52\n1.02\n0.76\n0.61\n0.51\n0.435\n0.38\n0.34\n48 and over\n3.10\n1.55\n1.03\n0.77\n0.62\n0.52\n0.44\n0.39\n0.345\n(2) Where a man has made an election under paragraph 3(1) the payment period is, subject to paragraph 14(7) to (10), 5/6ths of the period ascertained in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2198",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2198",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2198",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3001/schedule/6/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:40:26.186253+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}