# The National Insurance (Non-participation—Certificates) Regulation 1959, Regulation 4: Form of election and revocation of election and particulars to be given to the Registrar


(1) Every election made by an employer with a view to the issue of a certificate shall be made in writing to the Registrar and shall include the following particulars—
(a) the name and address of the employer;
(b) if different from the particulars supplied under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, the name under which the address of the principal place at which any employment in respect of which the election is made, is carried on, unless dispensed with by the Registrar;
(c) a description of the employments to which the certificate is intended to relate and, if the certificate is not to be general in relation to any employment, a description of the persons in that employment to be included in the certificate or excluded therefrom;
(d) if not already supplied, a copy of the rules of any superannuation scheme and a copy of any trust deed, contract of assurance or annuity contract securing the equivalent pension benefits for which persons in the employments in respect of which the election is made, qualify;
(e) the names and addresses of trustees of any trust under which such benefits are liable to be paid.
(2) Every election made by an employer with a view to the variation of any existing certificate shall be made in writing to the Registrar and shall include particulars of the certificate and the nature of the variation and, where the variation of a certificate for the purpose of rectifying an error in the description of persons specified therein is to have effect from a date earlier than the date of expiry of the notices required to be given by regulation 3 of these regulations, the date on which it is desired that the variation shall have effect.
(3) Every revocation of an election made by an employer with a view to the cancellation or surrender of a certificate shall be made in writing to the Registrar and shall include particulars of the certificate.
(4) Every employer making or revoking an election shall supply such further information, reports and accounts as to any superannuation scheme or other relevant matters as may reasonably be required by the Registrar for the purpose of the issue, variation, cancellation or surrender of a certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1959/1860/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-insurance-non-participationcertificates-regulation-1959/regulation-4
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