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The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/944 · Made 29 March 2004

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 29th March 2004

Laid before Parliament 29th March 2004

Coming into force 6th April 2004

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 117(1) and 175(1), (1A) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1, and with the concurrence of the Department for Social Developmentf2, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 117(1) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f3, by this instrument, which contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 141 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f4 and section 129 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f5, make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4; section 117(1) was amended by paragraph 68 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) and paragraph 23 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 7, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). Section 175(1) was amended, and subsection (1A) of that section inserted, by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Section 175(1A) was also amended by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).

f2

The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) 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).

f3

1992 c. 7; section 117(1) was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) and paragraph 23 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 6, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.

f4

1992 c. 5; section 141 was amended by paragraph 44 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act and paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19). See section 176(1) and (2)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

f5

1992 c. 8; the relevant amendment to section 129 is that made by paragraph 43 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. See section 172(9), (11A) and (11B) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as amended by paragraph 29(4) and (5) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order and paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002.

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) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 6th April 2004 immediately after the coming into force of the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2004f1.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

In regulation 125(c) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001f1 (modification of provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in relation to share fishermen), for “£2.65” substitute “£2.70”.

Signature

Jim Murphy

John Heppell

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

29th March 2004

The Secretary of State concurs. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Chris Pond

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

25th March 2004

The Department for Social Development concurs. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 25th March 2004

L.S.

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 125 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1004). They are made in consequence of the annual re-rating order under section 141 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) and section 129 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8). The Regulations amend paragraph (c) of that Regulation by altering the special rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen from £2.65 to £2.70.

These Regulations do not impose any new costs on business.