# The Social Security (Credits) Amendment Regulations 1987, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations


In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (general provisions relating to the crediting of contributions)—
(a) in the heading, after the word“contributions”there shall be added the words“and earnings”;
(b) in paragraph (1) after the word“contributions”wherever it occurs there shall be inserted the words“or earnings”;
(c) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for the words“Class 1 credits”there shall be substituted the words“be credited with earnings”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) for the words“Class 1 contributions”there shall be substituted the word“earnings”, and
(iii) sub-paragraph (b) shall be deleted;
(d) in paragraph (3)—
(i) for the words“a credit”there shall be substituted the words“be credited with earnings or a contribution”, and
(ii) for the words“that credit”there shall be substituted the words“be credited with those earnings or that contribution”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/414/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-credits-amendment-regulations-1987/regulation-3
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