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National Insurance Contributions Act 2008

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National Insurance Contributions Act 2008

2008 Chapter 16

An Act to make provision in connection with the upper earnings limit for national insurance contributions (including in particular provision about the upper accrual point). 9

[21st July 2008]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Great Britain

1 Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Great Britain

(1) In section 5 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

(earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions)—

(a) in subsection (1), omit the words from ‘which’ to the end, and

(b) omit subsection (3) (amount to be specified as upper earnings limit).

(2) In section 176(1) of that Act (statutory instruments subject to the affirmative procedure), after paragraph (za) insert—

‘(zb) regulations under section 5 specifying the upper earnings limit;

’.

(3) The amendments made by subsections (1)(b) and (2) have effect in relation to regulations specifying the upper earnings limit for 2009-10 or any subsequent tax year.

S-2 Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Northern Ireland

2 Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Northern Ireland

(1) In section 5 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)

(earnings limits and thresholds for Class 1 contributions)—

(a) in subsection (1), omit the words from ‘which’ to the end, and

(b) omit subsection (3) (amount to be specified as upper earnings limit).

(2) In section 172 of that Act (control of regulations and orders), after subsection (11ZA) insert—

‘(11ZB) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations under section 5 specifying the upper earnings limit shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

’

(3) The amendments made by subsections (1)(b) and (2) have effect in relation to regulations specifying the upper earnings limit for 2009-10 or any subsequent tax year.

S-3 Additional pension: upper accrual point to replace upper earnings limit from 2009-10

3 Additional pension: upper accrual point to replace upper earnings limit from 2009-10

(1) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

is amended as follows.

(2) In section 22(2B) (earnings factors), for ‘the flat rate introduction year’ (in both places) substitute ‘2009-10’.

(3) In section 44(7)(c) (category A retirement pension), for ‘the flat rate introduction year’ (in both places) substitute ‘2009-10’.

(4) In section 122 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the definition of ‘the upper accrual point’ substitute—

"‘the upper accrual point" is £770;"

(b) after subsection (6) insert—

‘(6A) The Treasury may by regulations prescribe an equivalent of the upper accrual point in relation to earners paid otherwise than weekly (and references in this or any other Act to "the prescribed equivalent", in the context of the upper accrual point, are to the equivalent prescribed under this subsection in relation to such earners).

(6B) The power conferred by subsection (6A) includes power to prescribe an amount which exceeds by not more than £1 the amount which is the arithmetical equivalent of the upper accrual point.

’, and

(c) omit subsections (7) and (8).

S-4 Consequential amendments and repeals

4 Consequential amendments and repeals

(1) Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments.

(2) Schedule 2 contains repeals.

S-5 Extent

5 Extent

(1) Sections 1 and 3 extend only to England and Wales and Scotland.

(2) Section 2 extends only to Northern Ireland.

(3) Sections 4, 6 and 7 and this section extend to each part of the United Kingdom.

(4) But an amendment or repeal contained in either Schedule has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.

S-6 Commencement

6 Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(2) Sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 so far as relating to the repeals mentioned in that sub-paragraph, come into force on the day appointed by an order under section 30(2) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22)

for the coming into force of paragraph 45(2) of Schedule 4 to that Act.

S-7 Short title

7 Short title

This Act may be cited as theNational Insurance Contributions Act 2008.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

Consequential amendments

SCH-1.1

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.

SCH-1.2

In section 22 (earnings factors), after subsection (8) insert—

‘(9) References in this Act or any other Act to earnings factors derived from so much of a person's earnings as do not exceed the upper accrual point or the upper earnings limit are to be read, in relation to earners paid otherwise than weekly, as references to earnings factors derived from so much of those earnings as do not exceed the prescribed equivalent.

’

SCH-1.3

3.

(1) Section 23 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)(a), for ‘subsection’ substitute ‘subsections (3A) and’.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

‘(3A) For the purposes specified in section 22(2)(b) (additional pension), subsection (3)(a) has effect in relation to 2009-10 and subsequent tax years as if the reference to the upper earnings limit were to the upper accrual point.

’

SCH-1.4

4.

(1) Section 44A (deemed earnings factors) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a), for ‘the upper earnings limit’ substitute ‘the applicable limit’.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

‘(5A) In subsection (1)(a) "the applicable limit" has the same meaning as in section 44.

’

SCH-1.5

In section 44B(2)(a) (deemed earnings factors: 2010-11 onwards), for ‘the applicable limit’ substitute ‘the upper accrual point’.

SCH-1.6

6.

(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (Class 1 contributions where earner employed in more than one employment) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (3) (as it has effect without the amendments made by paragraph 45(2) of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22)

)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for ‘the current upper earnings limit’ (in both places) substitute ‘the upper accrual point’,

(b) after that paragraph insert—

‘(ba) if paragraph (b) applies, the amount obtained by applying the main primary percentage referred to in paragraph (d) to such part of the aggregated earnings attributable to COMPS service as, when added to the APPS earnings (if any), exceeds the upper accrual...

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