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The Social Security (Credits) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1983

S.I. 1983/1610 · Made 31 October 1983

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 31st October 1983

Laid before Parliament 7th November 1983

Coming into Operation 28th November 1983

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 13(4) and 131 of the Social Security Act 1975, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Social Security Advisory Committee having agreed that the proposals to make these regulations should not be referred to itf1, hereby makes the following regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

The Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30), section 10(2)(b).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Credits) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1983 and shall come into operation on 28th November 1983.

2Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations

(1)

Regulation 9A of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph (2), for the words “paragraph (3)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (3) and (4)”.

(3)

In paragraph (3) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (4)”.

(4)

After paragraph (3), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

“(4)

Where in any tax year to which this regulation applies a person is absent from Great Britain for more than 182 days, he shall not by virtue of this regulation be credited with any contributions in that tax year.”

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Rhodes Boyson

Minister of State

Department of Health and Social Security

31st October 1983

Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 and provide that persons approaching pensionable age shall not be credited with Class 1 contributions in any tax year in which they are absent from Great Britain for more than 182 days.