Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 225
SOCIAL SECURITY
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2002
Made
5th February 2002
Laid before Parliament
8th February 2002
Coming into force
6th April 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 167(1)(c) and (1B)(a), 171(1) and 175(1) to (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ), sections 163(1)(c), (1B)(a) and (5) and 171(1), (3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992( 2 ) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2002.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2002 and shall have effect in relation to payments of statutory maternity pay made on or after that date.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the principal GB Regulations” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1994 ( 3 );
“the principal NI Regulations” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994( 4 ).
Amendment of the principal GB Regulations
2. —(1) The principal GB Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (meaning of “small employer”) for “£20,000” there shall be substituted “£40,000”.
(3) In regulation 3 (determination of the amount of additional payment to which a small employer shall be entitled)—
(a) for “6th April 1999” there shall be substituted “6th April 2002”; and
(b) for “5 per cent.” there shall be substituted “4.5 per cent.”.
Amendment of the principal NI Regulations
3. —(1) The principal NI Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (meaning of “small employer”) for “£20,000” there shall be substituted “£40,000”.
(3) In regulation 3 (amount of additional payment to which a small employer shall be entitled)—
(a) for “6th April 1999” there shall be substituted “6th April 2002”; and
(b) for “5 per cent.” there shall be substituted “4.5 per cent.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
P. Hollis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
5th February 2002
1992 c. 4 ; section 167(1)(c) was amended and section 167(1B) was inserted by regulation 5 of the Maternity Allowance and Statutory Maternity Pay Regulations 1994 ( S.I.1994/1230 ). Section 171(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1A) was inserted by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c. 2) .
1992 c. 7 ; section 163(1)(c) was amended and section 163(1B) was inserted by regulation 5 of the Maternity Allowance and Statutory Maternity Pay Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 ( S.R. 1994 No. 176 ). Section 163(5) was added by paragraph 15(4) of Schedule 1, and section 171(10) was inserted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671 ).
S.I. 1994/1882 ; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/566 and 1999/363 .
S.R. 1994 No. 271 ; the relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1995 No. 74 and 1999 No. 65 .