The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No.6) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 65C(2) insert—

“Late payment of voluntary Class 2 and 3 contributions for tax year 2006-07

65D.— (1) Paragraph (3) applies where a person who meets the conditions in paragraph (2)—

(a) is entitled, but not liable, to pay a Class 2 or Class 3 contribution in respect of the tax year 2006-07; and

(b) pays the contribution after the end of that year, but not later than 5th April 2013.

(2) The conditions are that—

(a) the person will reach pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010; and

(b) the person has been precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home in any year.

(3) Notwithstanding sections 12(3) and 13(6) of the Act(3), the amount of the contribution shall be calculated by reference to the weekly rate which would have been payable if it had been paid during the tax year 2006-07.

(4) A person is precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home in any year if they are taken to be such a person within the meaning of regulations made under paragraph 5(7)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act(4).”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/1004, amended by S.I. 2008/607, there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. Regulation 156(3) contains a rule of construction which provides that in the application of these Regulations to Northern Ireland, a reference to an enactment applying only in Great Britain is to be construed as a reference to the corresponding enactment having effect there.

(2)

Regulation 65C was inserted by regulation 3 of S.I. 2008/607.

(3)

Regulation 1(2) of S.I. 2001/1004 defines “the Act” as meaning the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

(4)

The current regulations made under paragraph 5(7)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act are contained in regulation 2 of the Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/704).