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The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1996 No. 58

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made

1st March 1996

Coming into operation

6th April 1996

The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 117(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1996.

Amendment of regulation 96 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations

2.  In regulation 96(c) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(2) (weekly rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen) for “£7·30” there shall be substituted “£7·20”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on

L.S.

W. G. Purdy

Assistant Secretary

1st March 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend regulation 96(c) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 by reducing the special rate of Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen from £7·30 to £7·20.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Social Security 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.

(2)

S.R. 1979 No. 186; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1995 No. 61

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