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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-rerating-and-national-insurance-fund-payments-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/561",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) (Re–rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-rerating-and-national-insurance-fund-payments-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 6th March 1995\nComing into force 6th April 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State for Social Security, as a result of carrying out in the tax year 1994–95 a review of the general level of earnings pursuant to section 141(1) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”), has determined that an Order should be made under that section amending Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”) by altering the rates of Class 2 and Class 3 contributions, the amount of earnings below which an earner may be excepted from liability for Class 2 contributions and the lower and upper limits of profits or gains to be taken into account for Class 4 contributions:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has determined that an Order should be made under section 145(2) of the Administration Act, amending section 9(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act for the purpose of adjusting amounts payable by way of secondary Class 1 contributions by altering the weekly earnings figures and percentage rates therein specified:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State, with a view to adjusting the level at which the National Insurance Fund stands for the time being and having regard to estimated benefit expenditure for the financial year ending 31st March 1996, thinks it expedient that an Order should be made under section 2(2) of the Social Security Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”):\nAnd whereas a draft of the following Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of sections 141(3) and 190(1) of the Administration Act and section 2(8) of the 1993 Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security in exercise of powers conferred by sections 141(4) and (5), 142(2), 145(2) and 189(1) and (3) of the Administration Act and, with the consent of the Treasury, section 2(2) and (8) of the 1993 Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1993 c. 3."
    }
  ],
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  "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."
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