National Insurance Act 1965
PART IInsured Persons and Contributions.
Insured persons.
1Description and classification of insured persons.
Contributions.
2Source of funds.
3Flat-rate contributions by insured persons and employers.
4Graduated contributions by employed persons and employers.
5Automatic increases in contributions.
6Variation of rates of flat-rate contributions to stabilise employment.
7Exchequer supplements.
Supplementary provisions with respect to contributions.
8Payment, number and class of contributions.
9Contributions by persons under age of sixteen.
10Exception from liability for, and crediting of, contributions.
11Contributions of employed persons and employers.
12Recovery by employer of insured person's flat-rate contributions.
13Payment of contributions by Minister.
14General provisions as to payment and collection of contributions, etc.
15Power to combine payment and collection of contributions with that of income tax.
16Persons to be treated as employers.
PART IIBenefit.
Preliminary.
17Descriptions of benefit.
18Appropriate classes and yearly average of contributions.
Unemployment benefit and sickness benefit.
19Unemployment or sickness benefit.
20Determination of days for which unemployment or sickness benefit is payable.
21Exhaustion of and requalification for benefit.
22Disqualifications and special conditions.
Maternity benefit.
23Maternity grant.
24Maternity allowance.
25Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit, etc.
Widow's benefit.
26Widow's allowance.
27Widowed mother's allowance.
28Widow's pension.
Guardian's allowance.
29Guardian's allowance.
Retirement pensions.
30Retirement pension by virtue of own insurance.
31Increase of pension under s. 30 for contributions after pensionable age.
32Retirement pension by virtue of husband's insurance.
33Special provisions as to retirement pensions for women.
34Increase in woman's retirement pension in certain cases.
35Re-entry into regular employment after retirement.
Graduated retirement benefit.
36Graduated retirement benefit.
37Special provisions as to graduated retirement benefit for widows.
Child's special allowance.
38Child's special allowance.
Death grant.
39Death grant.
Benefit in respect of children.
40Increase of benefit for children.
41Additional provisions with respect to increase of benefit for children.
42Limitations on payment of benefit in respect of children.
Benefit in respect of adult dependants.
43Increase of benefit for adult dependants.
Additional rights to benefit.
44Power to alter earnings rules.
45Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions.
46Supplementary schemes.
47Amendment or consolidation of supplementary schemes.
Miscellaneous provisions as to benefit.
48Claims and notices.
49Disqualification for or suspension of benefit.
50Overlapping benefits, etc.
51Disqualifications, etc., to be disregarded for certain purposes.
52Administration of benefit.
53Benefit to be inalienable.
Supplementary.
54Proceedings by employees for benefit lost by employer's default.
55Provisions as to maintenance.
PART IIINon-participating Employments.
Determination of nature of employment.
56Non-participating employments.
57Equivalent pension benefits, etc.
Payments in lieu of contributions.
58Payments in lieu of contributions in certain circumstances.
59Further provisions as to payments in lieu of contributions.
60Employer's rights against insured person in respect of payment in lieu of contributions.
61Recovery of payments in lieu of contributions in event of bankruptcy, etc.
Statutory superannuation schemes.
62Special provisions for certain statutory superannuation schemes.
Additional powers to make regulations.
63Regulations for purposes of Part III.
PART IVDetermination of Claims and Questions.
Determination of certain questions by Minister.
64Certain questions to be determined by Minister.
65Appeals from Minister's decisions.
66Review of Minister's decisions.
Determination of certain matters by insurance officers, local tribunals or Commissioner.
67Certain questions to be determined by insurance officers, local tribunal or Commissioner.
68Submission of claims and questions to insurance officers.
69Appeals from insurance officer to local tribunal.
70Appeals from local tribunal to National Insurance Commissioner.
71Reference of special questions.
72Review of decisions of insurance officer, local tribunal or Commissioner.
Regulations as to determination of questions.
73Regulations for determination of questions.
74Determination of questions under Part III.
Supplementary provisions as to determination of claims and questions.
75Supplementary provisions.
76Determination of certain questions as to child or family.
Provisions as to local tribunals, Commissioner, etc.
77Constitution of local tribunals.
78National Insurance Commissioner and deputy Commissioners.
79Pension benefits of Commissioner and deputy Commissioners.
80Remuneration and expenses of Commissioner and other persons.
81Recovery of benefit wrongly paid, interim payments of benefit, and arrears.
82Saving for Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958.
PART VFinance, Administration and Legal Proceedings.
Finance.
83National Insurance Fund.
84National Insurance (Reserve) Fund.
85Expenses of Minister and other government departments.
86Reports by Government Actuary.
87Quinquennial reviews of rates of benefits.
Administration.
88National Insurance Advisory Committee.
89Local advisory committees.
90Inspectors.
91Information as to, and proof of, age, marriage or death.
92Exemption from stamp duty.
Legal proceedings.
93General provisions as to offences and penalties.
94General provisions as to prosecutions.
95Recovery of contributions on prosecutions under Act.
96Civil proceedings to recover sums due to National Insurance Fund.
97Certain decisions to be conclusive for purposes of proceedings under Act.
PART VIMiscellaneous and General.
Application to special classes of persons.
98Crown service.
99Members of forces.
100Mariners and airmen.
101Persons employed in connection with exploitation or exploration of continental shelf.
102Married women.
103Insured persons outside Great Britain.
Corresponding systems outside Great Britain.
104Arrangements with Northern Ireland for unified system.
105Reciprocal agreements with countries outside United Kingdom.
Orders in Council, orders and regulations.
106Orders and regulations-general.
107Parliamentary control of orders and regulations.
108Consideration of regulations by Advisory Committee.
109Extension of powers to make regulations, etc.
Miscellaneous.
110Modification of certain schemes.
111Disclosure of information by Revenue officers.
112Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc.
113Treatment of certain marriages.
General.
114Interpretation.
115Transitory provisions.
116Revocation of certain regulations.
117General savings, etc.
118Short title, extent and commencement.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Rates of Flat-Rate Contributions.
PART I
Employed Persons.
PART II
Employers.
PART III
Self-Employed Persons.
PART IV
Non-Employed Persons.
SCHEDULE 2Contribution Conditions.
Unemployment benefit and sickness benefit.
1The contribution conditions for unemployment benefit or for sickness benefit...
Maternity grant.
2(1) The contribution conditions for a maternity grant are—
Maternity allowance.
3(1) The contribution conditions for a maternity allowance are that—...
Widow's benefit, retirement pension and child's special allowance.
4(1) The contribution conditions for widow's benefit, a retirement pension...
Death grant.
5(1) The contribution conditions for death grant are that—
SCHEDULE 3Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases for Dependants.
1In paragraphs 1(c)(i) and 1(d)(i) of this Schedule "the relevant...
2In paragraph 2 of this Schedule, column 6 shall have...
SCHEDULE 4Amounts of Grants.
SCHEDULE 5Statutory Superannuation Schemes for which Special Provision is made.
SCHEDULE 6Scale of Superannuation Allowances of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners.
SCHEDULE 7Set-off of Overpayments.
1(1) Where a person has received on account of benefit...
2Regulations may provide for treating benefit paid to one person...
3In this Schedule, the expression " benefit" means benefit either...
SCHEDULE 8Constitution etc. of National Insurance Advisory Committee.
1The National Insurance Advisory Committee (in this Schedule referred to...
2The chairman and other members shall hold office for a...
3Of the said members, other than the chairman, there shall...
4If a member becomes, in the opinion of the Minister,...
5The Minister shall appoint a secretary to the Committee, and...
6The expenses of the Committee to such an amount as...
7There may be paid as part of the expenses of...
8The Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members...
9The Committee may make rules for regulating the procedure (including...
SCHEDULE 9Documents Exempt from Stamp Duty.
1Draft or order or receipt given in respect of benefit...
2Letter or power of attorney granted by any person as...
3Agreement, bond or other security made or given for the...
4Appointment or revocation of appointment of an agent, appointment of...
5Receipt given in respect of a refund or return of...
SCHEDULE 10Constitution, etc., of Joint Authority.
1The Joint Authority shall be a body corporate by the...
2Either member of the Joint Authority shall be entitled, subject...
3The Documentary Evidence Act 1868 shall apply to the Joint...
SCHEDULE 11Transitory Provisions.
Special savings.
1(1) Where this Schedule provides that any provision shall be...
Widow's pension.
2(1) Notwithstanding that neither the conditions specified in subsection (2)...
3In the case of a widow whose husband or, if...
4(1) Section 18(3) of the Act of 1946 (by virtue...
Women's retirement pensions.
5(1) If in the case of any woman—
6Section 33(3) of this Act shall not apply to a...
Increase of retirement pension for contributions after pensionable age.
7In relation to contributions for contribution weeks commencing before 3rd...
8(1) Section 34(1) and (2) of this Act shall not...
9The following provisions (which relate to the treatment of contributions...
Death grant.
10A death grant shall not be payable in respect of...
Overlapping benefits.
11(1) Regulations may provide for adjusting sickness benefit payable to...
Non-participating employments.
12In determining whether a person's service in any employment in...
13As respects service before 8th April 1963, section 56(3) of...
14As respects service before 6th January 1964, section 57(1) of...
Payments in lieu of contributions.
15For the purposes of section 58 of this Act—
16If a payment is made as required by section 58...
Pre-1948 contributors and beneficiaries.
17(1) In relation to— (a) persons (in this paragraph and...
Insured persons over school leaving age on 5th July 1948.
18(1) In relation to insured persons who—
Miscellaneous special savings.
19The following provisions shall be specially saved, that is to...
General provision as to past events.
20Any question whether a person became or ceased to be...
SCHEDULE 12Regulations Revoked.
1In the National Insurance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1948 (S.I....
2In the National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Regulations...
3In the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Collection of Contributions)...
4In the National Insurance (General Benefit) Regulations 1948 (S.I. 1948...
5In the National Insurance (Contributions) Regulations 1948 (S.I. 1948 No....
6The National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment Regulations...
7In the National Insurance (Maternity Benefit and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations...
8The National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment Regulations...
9In the National Insurance (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1957...
10In the National Insurance (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2)...
11In the National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment...
12In the National Insurance (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1959 (S.I. 1959...
13In the National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment...
14In the National Insurance (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment...
15In the Family Allowances (Determination of Claims and Questions) Regulations...
16In the National Insurance (Graduated Contributions and Non-participating Employments—Miscellaneous Provisions)...
17In the National Insurance (Graduated Retirement Benefit and Consequential Provisions)...

National Insurance Act 1965

1965 Chapter 51

An Act to consolidate the National Insurance Acts 1946 to 1964, certain provisions made by statutory instrument thereunder, and certain related enactments.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—