2020 No. 320
Social Security
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2020
Made 19th March 2020
Laid before Parliament 20th March 2020
Coming into force 6th April 2020

These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now exercisable by them.
1992 c. 4. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Secretary of State with effect from 1st April 1999.
1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to S.I. 1999/671, so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department of Health and Social Services. The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. (NI) 1999 No 481). The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities by section 1(7) of the Department Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (NI)). Section 3(2) was also amended by Part 6 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)).
The Secretary of State and the Department for Communities concur to the making of these Regulations.