The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 No. 671

SCHEDULE 1 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, ETC.

The Pensions Act

56.—(1) Section 41(1) of that Act (amount of minimum contributions) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for “Department is” there is substituted “Inland Revenue are”.

(3) In subsection (3) after “Regulations” there is inserted “made by the Secretary of State”.

(4) After subsection (3) there is added—

“(4) In subsection (3) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.”.

(1)

Section 41 was amended by Article 135 of, and paragraph 35 of Schedule 3 to, the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.