{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001/regulation-56A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001/regulation-56A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1004",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/56A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "56A",
  "heading": "Repayment of Class 3A contributions",
  "text": "(1) Where a Class 3A contribution has been paid, the contribution shall be repaid if one or more of the following conditions are satisfied—\n(a) the person who paid the contribution (“the contributor”) dies within the period of 90 days beginning with the date of payment of the contribution, or\n(b) the contributor makes an application to HMRC for repayment within the period of 90 days beginning with the date of payment of the contribution.\n(2) Where a Class 3A contribution is repaid, any amounts received under section 45(1)(b) or (2)(e) of the Act in return for that contribution shall be deducted from the repayment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 56A inserted (12.10.2015 for E.W.S. and coming into force for N.I in accordance with reg. 1(3)) by The Social Security Class 3A Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2746), reg. 1(2)(3), 4(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1004/regulation/56A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:54:35.441483+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."
}