Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 238
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
Made
7th February 2002
Laid before Parliament
7th February 2002
Coming into force
6th April 2002
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 5 and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ), and sections 5 and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 6th April 2002.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001( 3 ).
Amendments to the principal Regulations
2. Amend the principal Regulations as follows.
3. In regulation 10 (earnings limits and thresholds)—
(a) for “2001” substitute “2002”;
(b) in paragraph (a) for the figure “£72” (lower earnings limit for primary Class 1 contributions) substitute the figure “£75”;
(c) in paragraph (b) for the figure “£575” (upper earnings limit for primary Class 1 contributions) substitute the figure “£585”;
(d) in paragraph (c) for the figure “£87” (primary threshold for primary Class 1 contributions) substitute the figure “£89”; and
(e) in paragraph (d) for the figure “£87” (secondary threshold for secondary Class 1 contributions) substitute the figure “£89”.
4. In regulation 11(3) of the principal Regulations (prescribed equivalents)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for the figure “£378” substitute the figure “£385”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for the figure “£4,535” substitute the figure “£4,615”.
John Heppell
Tony McNulty
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th February 2002
1992 c. 4 ; section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 9 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) . Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29(4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c. 2) .
1992 c. 7 ; section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 171(10) was substituted 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. 2001/1004 .