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Supersedes draft published on 7th February 2003 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients.Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(11A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 2003

Coming into force 6th April 2003

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1 and section 172(11A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2;

Now, therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2), 19(4) to (5A), 118 and 175(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f3, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2), 19(4) to (5A), 118 and 171(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f4, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development, hereby make the following Regulations:

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f1: 1992 c. 4. There are amendments which are not relevant for the purposes of this instrument.
f2: 1992 c. 7 (“the Northern Ireland Contributions Act”). Subsection (11A) was inserted by paragraph 29(5) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”).
f3: Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). Section 19(4)(a) was amended by paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19), and subsection (5A) of that section was inserted by paragraph 19(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Section 118 was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act.
f4: Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. Section 19(4)(a) was amended by paragraph 24(4) of Schedule 1 to National Insurance Contributions Act 2002, and subsection (5A) of that section was inserted by paragraph 19(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. Section 118 was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Contributions Act were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).