1999 No. 151
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
Made
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 171(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921 and sections 158C and 165(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19922 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and with the concurrence of the Inland Revenue in so far as their concurrence is required, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation for the purposes of—
a
regulations 1 and 2, on 1st April 1999;
b
regulations 3 and 4, on 6th April 1999.
2
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19793.
Amendment of regulation 44 of the principal Regulations2
In regulation 44 of the principal Regulations (application for allocation of national insurance number) for “to the Department” there shall be substituted “either to the Department or to the Inland Revenue”.
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations3
In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (application of Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 19734 to earnings-related contributions, Class 1A contributions and Class 1B contributions) in Regulation 26A(3)5 (payment of earnings-related contributions quarterly by employer) for “£600” there shall be substituted “£1,000”.
Revocation4
Regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19956 is hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby concur.
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)