These Regulations amend the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations 1978. They add new provisions which disregard for contribution purposes employment in, or as a civilian by, a Visiting Force to which a provision of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 applies except where the civilian is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom; and employment as a member of an international headquarters or defence organisation designated under the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964 except where the member is serving in Her Majesty's regular forces, or is a civilian ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom who is not a member of the pension scheme of the headquarters or organisation.
The report of the National Insurance Advisory Committee on the draft of these Regulations, dated 14th October 1980, is contained in Command Paper (Cmnd. 8082) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.