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The Social Security (Treasury Supplement to and Allocation of Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/48 · Made 20 January 1987

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 20th January 1987

Coming into force 6th April 1987

Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 167(1) of the Social Security Act 1975f1and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social services, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1(5A) and 134(4A) and (5A) of the Social Security Act 1975f2and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1975 c. 14; section 167(1) was amended by the Social Security (Contributions) Act 1981 (c. 1), section 4(5), and by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), section 74(4).

f2

Section 1(5A) was inserted by the Social Security (Contributions) Act 1981, section 2(2), and was amended by the Social Security (Contributions) Act 1982 (c. 2), section 2(2); section 134(4A) was inserted by the Social Security (Contributions) Act 1981, section 3(3); section 134(5A) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1986, section 74(3).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Alteration of Treasury supplement to contributions
  3. 3Percentage rates of appropriate national health service and employment protection allocations
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Treasury Supplement to and Allocation of Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 1987 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1987.

2Alteration of Treasury supplement to contributions

In section 1(5) of the Social Security Act 1975 (Treasury supplement to contributions)f1for the words “9 per cent.”f2 there shall be substituted the words “7 per cent.”.

3Percentage rates of appropriate national health service and employment protection allocations

(1)

Section 134(4) of the Actf1(allocation of contributions) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2)

In the definition of “the appropriate national health service allocation”—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (primary Class I contributions) for the words “0.75 per cent.”f2there shall be substituted the words “0.85 per cent.”;

(b)

in paragraph (b) (secondary Class 1 contributions) for the words “0.6 per cent.” there shall be substituted the words “0.7 per cent.”;

(c)

in paragraph (c) (Class 2 contributions) for the words “11.5 per cent.”f3there shall be substituted the words “15.5 per cent.”;

(d)

in paragraph (d) (Class 3 contributions) for the words “11.5 per cent.”f4there shall be substituted the words “15.5 per cent.”;

(e)

in paragraph (e) (Class 4 contributions) for the words “0.95 per cent.”f5there shall be substituted the words “1.15 per cent.”

(3)

In the definition of “the appropriate employment protection allocation”

(a)

in paragraph (i) (primary Class 1 contributions) for the words “0.25 per cent.”f6there shall be substituted the words “0.07 per cent.”;

(b)

in paragraph (ii) (secondary Class I contributions) for the words “0.2 per cent.” there shall be substituted the words “0.06 per cent.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

John Major

Minister of State,

Department of Health and Social Security

19th January 1987

Michael Neubert

Mark Lennox-Boyd

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

20th January 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order decreases the Treasury supplement to contributions paid under the Social Security Act 1975 from 9 per cent. to 7 per cent. (article 2). It increases the percentage rates of the appropriate national health service allocation and reduces the percentage rates of the appropriate employment protection allocation (article 3).