Public Sector Superannuation Reform Regulations 2017
19Obligation of certain employees to contribute
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19 Obligation of certain employees to contribute
(1) Except as provided in regulation 14 , 15 , 16 or 21 , an employee under the age of 70 years who –
(a) is an existing contributor; or
(b) became a permanent employee on or after 1 July 1994 and before 15 May 1999; or
(c) has, before the day on which these regulations commence, elected, under the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 or the former regulations, to contribute to a contributory scheme established or continued by or under the former regulations; or
(d) has elected to contribute to the contributory scheme under section 30 of the Act –
must, until he or she attains the age of 70 years, contribute to the contributory scheme established under these regulations.
(2) A contributor who has entered into an agreement with his or her employing Agency to have salary sacrifice contributions paid to the Fund on his or her behalf –
(a) is, while the agreement is in force, taken to have satisfied any requirement under this Part to make contributions to the contributory scheme; and
(b) may not make member contributions during any period when the salary sacrifice contributions are being paid to the Fund.
(3) A person who, immediately before the commencement day, was a contributor must continue to contribute at his or her commensurate rate of contribution unless he or she elects in writing to the Commission to contribute under this regulation at another rate of contribution.
(4) A person who becomes a contributor under these regulations must contribute at the rate provided in regulation 23(2) unless he or she elects in writing to the Commission to contribute under this regulation at a higher rate of contribution.
(5) A person who makes an election under subregulation (3) or (4) must specify in that election his or her rate of contribution, which is to be a rate consisting of multiples of 1% of salary, with the minimum rate of contribution being 5% of salary and the maximum rate of contribution being 15% of salary.