The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

Made15th March 2000

Laid before Parliament16th March 2000

Coming into force6th April 2000

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 117(1) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations which are made for the purpose of making provision consequential on provision under section 129 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19923:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Consequential Amendment (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 6th April 2000 immediately after the coming into force of the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 20004.

Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19792.

In regulation 96 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19795 (modification of provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 in relation to share fishermen), in paragraph (c)6 (weekly rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen) for “£7.20” substitute “£2.65 ”.

Bob Ainsworth

Greg Pope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

14th March 2000

The Department for Social Development hereby concurs.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 15th March 2000

John O'Neill

Senior Officer of the

Department for Social Development

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend regulation 96 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 (which relates to share fishermen). The Regulations amend paragraph (c) of that regulation by altering the special rate of any Class 2 contributions payable by share fishermen from £7.20 to £2.65.

The Regulations do not impose any new costs on business.