The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 10) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 2743

SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 10) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

Made

9th October 2000

Laid before Parliament

9th October 2000

Coming into force

10th October 2000

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development(1) in so far as required, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(2) and (3) and 171(3) to (5) and (10) of, and paragraph 8(1)(ca) and (q) and (1A) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 171(3) to (5) and (10) of, and paragraphs 3B(11) and 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, that Act(3) and section 133(1) of the Finance Act 1999(4), and of all other powers respectively enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).

(2)

1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order. Paragraph 8(1) was amended, and paragraph 8(1A) inserted, by paragraph 38(2) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order, and paragraph 8(1)(ca) was inserted by section 81(4) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19).

(3)

Paragraph 3B was inserted by section 81(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000. Paragraph 6(1) and (2) was amended by paragraph 58(8) and (9) of Schedule 6, and Schedule 7, to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506) (N.I.10), and paragraph 6(1) was further amended by paragraph 34(2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.

(4)

1999 c. 16.