Contributions of registered dock workersU.K.
2(1)In section 4(7) of the principal Act (reduced contributions for certain persons) the reference to section 145 of the M1Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (which related to registered dock workers and which was repealed by the Dock Work Act 1989 as from 3rd July 1989) shall be omitted.U.K.
(2)Notwithstanding the repeal of section 145 of the said Act of 1978 or of the reference to it in section 4(7) of the principal Act, regulation 133 of the Contributions Regulations (reduced rate of contributions for registered dock workers) shall continue to have effect, and be taken to have continued to have had effect at all times on and after 3rd July 1989, in relation to earnings paid or treated as paid before 6th April 1988 as it had effect by virtue of regulation 4 of the 1988 Regulations (which continues in force accordingly).
(3)Nothing in this paragraph shall be taken to have prejudiced any power to amend or revoke the regulations to which it refers.
(4)In this paragraph—
“the Contributions Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979; and
“the 1988 Regulations” means the M2Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1988.