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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-re-rating-order-1993/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/280",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-re-rating-order-1993",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order increases the amounts of weekly earnings specified in the secondary earnings brackets in section 9(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Act”), in respect of Bracket 1 from £89.99 to £94.99, in respect of Bracket 2 from £90.00 and £134.99 to £95.00 and £139.99, in respect of Bracket 3 from £135.00 and £189.99 to £140.00 and £194.99 and in respect of Bracket 4 from £190.00 to £195.00 (article 2).\nThe Order increases the rates of Class 2 and Class 3 contributions specified in sections 11(1) and 13(1) of the Act from £5.35 to £5.55 and from £5.25 to £5.45 respectively (articles 3(a) and 4). It also increases from £3,030 to £3,140 the amount of earnings specified in section 11(4) below which an earner may be excepted from liability for Class 2 contributions (article 3(b)).\nThe Order increases, from £6,120 to £6,340 and from £21,060 to £21,840, the lower and upper limits of profits or gains specified in sections 15(3) and 18(1) of the Act between which Class 4 contributions are payable (article 5).\nIn accordance with sections 142(1) and 147(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, a copy of the report by the Government Actuary (Cm. 2136), giving his opinion on the likely effect on the National Insurance Fund of the making of the Order in so far as it amends sections 9(3), 11(1) and (4), 13(1), 15(3) and 18(1) of the Act, was laid before Parliament with a draft of this Order.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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