Explanatory note

These Regulations, being made before the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 2 of the Social Security Act 1973, by virtue of section 48(2) of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 12 to, that Act, are not required to be referred to the National Insurance Advisory Committee and no such reference has been made.

These Regulations make provision for transitional matters arising out of the partial repeal of the National Insurance Act 1965, and provide for the continuance in force, subject in some cases to modifications, of certain sections of that Act and for the modification of certain regulations made, or having effect as if made, under that Act. In particular, provision is made for the determination of certain questions by the Registrar of Non-participating Employments and the Adjudicator, the issue, variation and cancellation of certificates of non-participation for periods before 6th April 1975, and the duty of employers to whom certificates have been issued to furnish information to the Registrar, to continue on and after 6th April 1975.