Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999

8 Decisions by officers of Board.E+W+S

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Part, it shall be for an officer of the Board—

(a)to decide whether for the purposes of Parts I to V of the M1Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 a person is or was an earner and, if so, the category of earners in which he is or was to be included,

(b)to decide whether a person is or was employed in employed earner’s employment for the purposes of Part V of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (industrial injuries),

(c)to decide whether a person is or was liable to pay contributions of any particular class and, if so, the amount that he is or was liable to pay,

(d)to decide whether a person is or was entitled to pay contributions of any particular class that he is or was not liable to pay and, if so, the amount that he is or was entitled to pay,

(e)to decide whether contributions of a particular class have been paid in respect of any period,

[F1(ea)to decide whether a person is or was entitled to make a deduction under section 4 of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (deductions etc of employment allowance) and, if so, the amount the person is or was entitled to deduct,

(eb)to decide whether a person is or was entitled to a repayment under that section and, if so, the amount of the repayment,]

(f)subject to and in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Board, to decide any issue arising as to, or in connection with, entitlement to statutory sick pay [F2, statutory maternity pay, [F3ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay] or statutory adoption pay] ,

(g)to make any other decision that falls to be made [F4under Parts 11 to 12ZB of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay, [F3ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay] and statutory adoption pay)]),

[F5(ga)to make any decision that falls to be made under regulations under section 7 of the Employment Act 2002 (funding of employers’ liabilities to make payments of [F6ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or statutory adoption pay]),]

(h)to decide any question as to the issue and content of a notice under subsection (2) of section 121C of the M2Social Security Administration Act 1992 (liability of directors etc. for company’s contributions),

(i)to decide any issue arising under section 27 of the M3Jobseekers Act 1995 (employment of long-term unemployed: deductions by employers), or under any provision of regulations under that section, as to—

(i)whether a person is or was an employee or employer of another,

(ii)whether an employer is or was entitled to make any deduction from his contributions payments in accordance with regulations under section 27 of that Act,

(iii)whether a payment falls to be made to an employer in accordance with those regulations,

(iv)the amount that falls to be so deducted or paid, or

(v)whether two or more employers are, by virtue of regulations under section 27 of that Act, to be treated as one,

[F7(ia)to decide whether to give or withdraw an approval for the purposes of paragraph 3B(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the M4Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;]

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(k)to decide whether a person is liable to a penalty under—

(i)paragraph 7A(2) or 7B(2)(h) of Schedule 1 to the M5Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

(ii)section 113(1)(a) of the M6Social Security Administration Act 1992,

(l)to decide the F9. . . penalty payable under any of the provisions mentioned in [F10paragraph (k)] above, and

(m)to decide such issues relating to contributions, other than the issues specified in paragraphs (a) to (l) above or in paragraphs 16 and 17 of Schedule 3 to the M7Social Security Act 1998, as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Board.

(2)Subsection (1)(c) and (e) above do not include any decision relating to Class 4 contributions other than a decision falling to be made—

(a)under subsection (1) of section 17 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 as to whether by regulations under that subsection a person is or was excepted from liability for Class 4 contributions, or his liability is or was deferred, or

(b)under regulations made by virtue of subsection (3) or (4) of that section or section 18 of that Act.

(3)Subsection (1)(g) above does not include—

(a)any decision as to the making of subordinate legislation, or

(b)any decision as to whether the liability to pay statutory sick pay [F11, statutory maternity pay, [F12ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay] or statutory adoption pay] is a liability of the Board rather than the employer.

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