# The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Specification of Contracts) Order 1999 S.I. 1999/979 · made 25 March 1999 This Order provides that, in relation to certain contracts (specified in the Schedule to the Order) to which section 22 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (“the Act”) applies, subsection (5) of that section is to have effect in place of subsection (3). Made under: Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (Section 22) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-transfer-of-functions-etc-specification-of-contracts-order-1999/pdf/uksi_19990979_en.pdf ## Introductory text SOCIAL SECURITY Made 25th March 1999 Coming into force 1st April 1999 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(4) of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Specification of Contracts) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999. (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999. ## 2 Application of section 22(5) of the Act in relation to specified contracts Subsection (5) of section 22 of the Act (which makes special provision with respect to rights and liabilities under certain contracts) shall have effect in place of subsection (3) of that section in relation to the contracts which are specified in the Schedule to this Order, by reference– (a) in column (1) of that Schedule, to the person who (apart from the Secretary of State) is the party to the contract; (b) in column (2) of that Schedule, to the date on which the contract was entered into; and (c) in column (3) of that Schedule, to the subject-matter of the contract. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security. Stephen C. Timms Minister of State, Department of Social Security 25th March 1999 ## Schedule THE Specified Contracts (1) (2) (3) Contracting party Date Subject-matter John Compton 10th November 1987 Hairdressing services at Longbenton BSTS Technical Services 1st April 1990 Repair of office machines for the Newcastle Estate Barclays Bank plc 25th December 1991 Banking facilities at Longbenton Kelly Services UK Limited 1st April 1994 Data entry services Kleinwort Benson Limited 20th January 1995 Financial advice in respect of the Newcastle Estate Development Project Royal Mail 1st April 1995 Sorting of external post BPB Recycling Limited 1st April 1995 Provision of transport services to and from Bellway stores Andersen Consulting 24th May 1995 Information technology services for the new National Insurance Recording System Thames Water Contracting plc 1st July 1995 Grounds maintenance for the Newcastle Estate Convey Brothers 1st August 1995 Window cleaning of blocks A, B and D at Longbenton and the Newcastle Estate out-stations Rentokil Limited 1st October 1995 Pest control for the Newcastle Estate Mari Training Limited 16th October 1995 Information technology and general management training for Contributions Agency staff Masons, Solicitors and Privy Council Agents 1st December 1995 Legal advice in respect of the Newcastle Estate Development Project Manpower plc 4th December 1995 Typing services support facilities at Longbenton Harvest Limited 3rd January 1996 Provision of personnel services for Contributions Agency staff Software and Systems International Limited 21st February 1996 Provision of security pass facilities for the Newcastle Estate Pickfords Limited 6th May 1996 Porterage and stores for the Newcastle Estate Convey Brothers 1st August 1996 Window cleaning of single storey blocks at Longbenton Occupational Health Service Association 6th September 1996 Nursing services at the Newcastle Estate Greenleaf 17th September 1996 Care of live plants at Longbenton Childcare Enterprises 4th November 1996 Holiday Playscheme for the Newcastle Estate Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management 7th November 1996 Management of the Newcastle Estate Ionics UK Limited 16th June 1997 Supply of water coolers for the Newcastle Estate Abertay Paper Sacks 20th July 1997 The supply of confidential waste paper sacks to the Newcastle Estate Aramark plc 1st October 1997 Catering for the Newcastle Estate Manpower plc 17th November 1997 Secretarial and office services at Longbenton BPB Recycling Limited 1st December 1997 Removal and destruction of confidential waste at the Newcastle Estate Mr W Armstrong-Scott 1st January 1998 Sale of newspapers at Longbenton Newcastle Estate Partnership Limited 8th January 1998 Newcastle Estate Development Project Royal National Institute for the Deaf 27th February 1998 Interpreter for the deaf for the Newcastle Estate Group Four Technology Ltd 1st March 1998 Flexi-time system for the Newcastle Estate Wansbroughs Willey Hargrave, Solicitors 20th March 1998 Legal support to the Contributions Agency for the Newcastle Estate Development Project Direct Solutions International Limited 31st March 1998 Sorting of external post from the Newcastle Estate Gleeds Management Services 27th April 1998 Quantity surveying services for the Newcastle Estate Development Project Hengstler Flexitime Limited 29th April 1998 Supply and maintenance of Flexi-time machines for the Newcastle Estate Pyramid 2000 Limited 8th May 1998 Maintenance of Information Technology Training Database Metafix Limited 1st June 1998 Silver recovery from microfilm machines Pricewaterhouse Coopers 24th July 1998 Consultancy support in relation to the transfer of the Contributions Agency to the Inland Revenue Smiths Electric Vehicles 1st November 1998 Maintenance of electric vehicles for the Newcastle Estate PA Consulting Group 24th November 1998 Consultancy support in relation to the stabilisation and recovery programme for the new National Insurance Recording System Total Quality Management Information Services 22nd December 1998 Training for public sector benchmarking project Newcastle Estate Partnership 11th January 1999 Portable appliance testing Group 4 Total Security Limited 11th January 1999 Security guarding of the Newcastle Estate Group 4 Total Security Limited 11th January 1999 Cleaning services for the Newcastle Estate Datacard Ltd 3rd February 1999 Supply and maintenance of equipment to produce personal identification devices and national insurance number cards ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order provides that, in relation to certain contracts (specified in the Schedule to the Order) to which section 22 of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (“the Act”) applies, subsection (5) of that section is to have effect in place of subsection (3). Section 22 of the Act, under which certain functions of the Secretary of State are transferred to the Inland Revenue, is concerned with rights and liabilities under contracts for the supply of goods and services to the Secretary of State, where those contracts (or other contracts with which they are associated) relate only partly to functions transferred by the Act. Where section 22(5) applies to any contract, the rights and liabilities under it are transferred to the Inland Revenue. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/979 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-transfer-of-functions-etc-specification-of-contracts-order-1999 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.