# The Social Security (Earnings Factor) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations further amend the Social Security (Earnings Factor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2 substitutes the definition of “Class 1 contributions” in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to ensure that earnings factors are only derived from earnings up to the upper earnings limit.
Regulation 3 disapplies the amendment in regulation 2 for the purpose of ascertaining earnings factors in respect of tax years ending before 6th April 2003.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/161/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-earnings-factor-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/note
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