Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1989

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1989/345

1989No. 345

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1989

1stMarch1989

13thMarch1989

6thApril1989

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of powers conferred by section 1 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 ( a) and, in conjunction with the Treasury in so far as relates to matters with regard to which the Treasury has so directed ( b) , in exercise of powers conferred by sections 128(2)(a), 131, 134(6) and 166(2) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975 ( c) and section 123(2)(a) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 ( d) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make regulation 2(3), (4) and (5) of these Regulations should not be referred to it ( e) , hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 6th April 1989.

(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 ( f) .

Amendment to Regulations

2.-(1) The principal Regulations shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In Regulation 7 (lower and upper earnings limits for Class 1 contributions)-

(a) for "6th April 1988" there shall be substituted "6th April 1989" , and(b) for "£41" and "£305" there shall be substituted respectively "£43" and "£325" .

(3) In regulation 115(1) (reduction of rate of Class 1 contributions payable in respect of earnings of serving members of the forces)-

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "0.8" in each place where it appears there shall be substituted "0.65" ;(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "0.85" there shall be substituted "0.7" .

(4) In regulation 123D (special provisions as to volunteer development workers)-

(a) immediately before the words "In relation to" there shall be inserted the figure "(1)" :(b) in paragraph (b) (weekly rate of any Class 2 contributions payable) for "£6.55" there shall be substituted the words "the amount equal to that percentage of the current lower earnings limit obtained by adding together the relevant primary percentage rate and the relevant secondary percentage rate" ;

(a) 1975 c.60; section 1(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1985 (c.53), section 29(1) and Schedule 5...

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