# The Social Security (National Insurance Numbers) Amendment Regulations 2006

S.I. 2006/2897 · made 1 November 2006

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/769).

Made under: Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Section 182C, Section 189)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-national-insurance-numbers-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksi_20062897_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-national-insurance-numbers-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksiem_20062897_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Social security
Made 1st November 2006
Laid before Parliament 7th November 2006
Coming into force
for the purpose of regulation 2(a) 11th December 2006
for the purpose of regulation 2(b) 1st March 2007
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 182C and 189(1) and (4) to (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (National Insurance Numbers) Amendment Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 11th December 2006 except for regulation 2(b) which shall come into force on 1st March 2007.

## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001

In the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001, in regulation 9 (application for allocation of national insurance number)—
(a) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) An application under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by a document of a description specified for the time being in Part 1 or Part 2, except paragraph 1(a) of Part 2, of the Schedule to the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2004”; and
(b) after paragraph (3) add—
“(4) Where a person—
(a) qualifies for a loan made in accordance with regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (new arrangements for giving financial support to students) or sections 73 to 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 in connection with an academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2007; and
(b) has been required as a condition of entitlement to payment of the loan to provide his national insurance number,
he shall, unless he has already been allocated a national insurance number, apply to the Secretary of State or the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for one to be allocated to him, and the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the Commissioners may direct how the application is to be made.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
1st November 2006

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/769).
Regulation 2(a) provides that a person who is required to apply for a national insurance number because he is an employed earner or self-employed earner must provide a document described in Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule to the Immigration (Restriction on Employment) Order 2004.
Regulation 2(b) requires a person to apply for a national insurance number if he is required to produce one when he qualifies for a student loan under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 or the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities and voluntary bodies.

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