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The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/3728 · Made 20 November 2001

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 20th November 2001

Laid before Parliament 20th November 2001

Coming into force 12th December 2001

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 13(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 and section 13(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2 hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4. Section 13(1) was amended by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).

f2

1992 c. 7. Section 13(1) was amended by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th December 2001.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

(1)

Amend regulation 49 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001f1 as follows.

(2)

At the end of paragraph (1) add—

  • “Sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) are subject to the following qualification.”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)—

(a)

omit “Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c),”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “or widow’s pension or widowed mother’s allowance” substitute “widowed mother’s allowance, widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement allowancef2 or widow’s pension”; and

(c)

in sub-paragraph (b) after “contribution condition for” insert “bereavement paymentf3 or”.

(4)

In paragraph (3), after “widowed mother’s allowance” insert “, widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement allowance”.

Signature

Nick Ainger

John Heppell

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

20th November 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 49 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1004).

Regulation 1 provides for the citation and commencement of these Regulations.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 49. The effect of the amendments is to permit a person who wishes to do so to pay a Class 3 contribution for the purpose of satisfying the contribution conditions for the new bereavement benefits introduced by sections 54 and 55 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and Articles 51 and 52 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I.11)). These provisions respectively substituted a new section 36 and inserted sections 39A to 39C of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7). The purpose of the amendments is to secure equal treatment between men and women in respect of benefits connected with bereavement.