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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-re-rating-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1991/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-re-rating-no-2-order-northern-ireland-1991/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1991/542",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991",
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  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Rate of, and small earnings exception from, Class 2 contributions",
  "text": "In section 7 of the Act (Class 2 contributions)—\n(a) in subsection (1) (weekly rate) for “£5 15” there shall be substituted “£5 35”;\n(b) in subsection (5) (small earnings exception) for “£2,900” there shall be substituted “£3,030”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See Article 3(a) of S.R. 1991 No. 73"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See Article 3(b) of S.R. 1991 No. 73"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1991/542/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:59:11.582219+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}