1991 No. 2772
The Social Security (Credits) Amendment Regulations 1991
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(4), 166(1) to (3) and 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 19751 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it2, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Credits) Amendment Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 6th April 1992.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 19753.
Amendment of regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) in the appropriate place in alphabetical order, there shall be inserted the following definition–
“disability working allowance” has the meaning assigned to it in section 20 of the Social Security Act 19864;
Insertion of regulation 7B in the principal Regulations3
After regulation 7A of the principal Regulations (credits for invalid care allowance) there shall be inserted the following regulation–
Credits for disability working allowance7B
–
1
For the purposes of entitlement to any benefit by virtue of a person’s earnings or contributions he shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), be credited with earnings equal to the lower earnings limit then in force in respect of each week for any part of which a disability working allowance is paid to him.
2
Paragraph (1) shall apply to a person only if he is–
a
an employed earner; or
b
a self-employed earner who is excepted from liability to pay Class 2 contributions by virtue of his earnings being less than or being treated by regulations as less than the amount specified in section 7(5) of the Act (exception from liability for Class 2 contributions on account of small earnings)5.
3
Paragraph (1) shall not apply–
a
to a person in respect of any week where he is entitled to be credited with earnings under regulation 9 in respect of the same week; or
b
to a woman in respect of any week in any part of which she was a married woman in respect of whom an election made by her under regulations made under section 3(2) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(6)had effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)