Substitution of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations
4. For regulation 7(1) of the principal Regulations (lower and upper earnings limits) there shall be substituted the following regulation—
“Lower and upper earnings limits and earnings threshold
7. For the purposes of section 5(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (earnings limits and earnings threshold for Class 1 contributions), for the year which begins on 6th April 1999—
(a)the lower earnings limit (for primary Class 1 contributions) for that year shall be £66;
(b)the upper earnings limit (for primary Class 1 contributions) for that year shall be £500;
(c)the earnings threshold (for secondary Class 1 contributions) for that year shall be—
(i)£83 per week where the earnings period is a week;
(ii)£361 per month where the earnings period is a month;
(iii)£4,335 per year where the earnings period is a year.”.
Regulation 7 was amended by S.R. 1980 No. 463 and S.R. 1998 No. 72