# The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (“the principal Regulations”) in consequence of section 2 of and Schedule 1 to the National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5). The principal Regulations provide for payments which are, or are to be treated as, earnings for the purpose of determining entitlement to maternity allowance under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
Regulations 2 makes amendments to regulations 1(2) and 3 of the principal Regulations in order to remove references to “certificate of small earnings exception”, as these certificates no longer exist. These certificates have been abolished under provisions in the National Insurance Contributions Act 2015.
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/2015/211/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-maternity-allowance-earnings-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/note
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