# The Social Security (Mariners—Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1975, Note: Explanatory note


Regulation 6(2) of the National Insurance (Mariners) Regulations 1967 provided for employers' contributions in respect of mariners employed on board British ships who neither are domiciled nor have places of residence in the United Kingdom to be applied partly towards the formation of a reserve for the purpose of liabilities arising by virtue of any Order in Council giving effect to any reciprocal agreement made under section 105 of the National Insurance Act 1965. Regulation 2 of these regulations provides for this reserve to be wound up and for two thirds of it to be paid to The Merchant Navy Welfare Board and one third to The Royal Seamen's Pension Fund.
Paragraph 19(c) of Schedule 11 to the National Insurance Act 1965 provides for the special saving of section 69(1)(f) of the National Insurance Act 1946 (c. 67), which relates to the continuing in force and administration of the scheme relating to The Royal Seamen's Pension Fund established for the purposes of section 138 of the National Health Insurance Act 1936 (c. 32), and paragraph 1(1) provides for the continuance in force of regulations made under provisions specially saved by Schedule 11. The National Insurance (Seamen's Special Fund) Regulations 1948 (S.I. 1948/1423) are such regulations, having been made under section 69(1)(f) of the 1946 Act. Regulation 3 of these regulations provides for the continuance in force, for transitional purposes, of paragraphs 1(1) and 19(c) of Schedule 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/552/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-marinerstransitional-provisions-regulations-1975/note
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