Amendment of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001

5.  In regulation 9 (application for allocation of national insurance number) of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001(1)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraphs (2) and (2A)”;

(b)after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person in respect of whom the Secretary of State or the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are notified that a biometric immigration document is to be issued pursuant to regulation 13 of the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008(2).”.