Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
14th March 2012
Laid before Parliament
15th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 175(4) of, and paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 and section 171(4) and (10) of, and paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M2 and now exercisable by them M3:
Marginal Citations
M11992 c.4. Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). Paragraph 6(1) and (2) was amended by paragraph 77 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14). Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by paragraph 35 of the Transfer Act so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Inland Revenue; and by paragraph 185 of Schedule 6 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1) (“ITEPA”).
M21992 c.7. Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”). Paragraph 6(1) and (2) was amended by paragraph 58(8) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)). Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order 1999 so that the power to make regulations became exercisable by the Inland Revenue; and by paragraph 204 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA.
M3The functions of the Inland Revenue were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs by section 5(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c.11) (“CRCA”). Section 50(1) of CRCA provides that, in so far as is appropriate in consequence of section 5, a reference, howsoever expressed, to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue is to be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.