The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2001.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1);

“the Contributions Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(2);

“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” and “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” have the meaning assigned to them in Article 3(4) of the Order (the jobseeker’s allowance);

“contribution week” means a period of 7 days beginning with midnight between Saturday and Sunday;

“contributory benefit” includes a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance but not an income-based jobseeker’s allowance;

“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;

“due date” means, in relation to any contribution which a person is—

(a)

liable to pay, the date by which payment falls to be made in accordance with Part IV of the Contributions Regulations;

(b)

entitled, but not liable, to pay, the date 42 days after the end of the year in respect of which it is paid;

“earnings factor” has the meaning assigned to it in section 21(5)(c) of the Act (contribution conditions);

“relevant benefit year” has the meaning assigned to it in—

(a)

Article 4(4)(b) of the Order (the contribution-based conditions), in relation to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance;

(b)

paragraph 2(6)(b)(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit), in relation to short-term incapacity benefit;

“relevant time”, in relation to short-term incapacity benefit, has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph 2(6)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Act;

“year” means tax year.

(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

(2)

S.R. 1979 No. 186; relevant amending provisions are S.R. 1984 No. 43, S.R. 1987 Nos. 143 and 468, S.R. 1989 No. 112, S.R. 1992 Nos. 41 and 138, S.R. 1993 No. 59, S.R. 1995 No. 150, S.R. 1996 No. 430 and S.R. 1999 No. 117, S.I. 2000/2208, 2344 and 2743 and S.I. 2001/46

(3)

Paragraph 2(6)(b) was amended by paragraph 38(2) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))

(4)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)