Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 36
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order 2002
Made
9th January 2002
Laid before Parliament
17th January 2002
Coming into force
6th April 2002
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 148A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, it having appeared to the Secretary of State on a review under that section that the general level of earnings in Great Britain has increased during the review period( 2 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Low Earnings Threshold) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 6th April 2002.
Low earnings threshold
2. It is hereby directed that for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 3 ), the low earnings threshold for the tax years following the tax year 2001–2002 shall be £10,800.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Ian McCartney
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
9th January 2002
1992 c. 5 . Section 148A was inserted by section 33(1) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) .
See subsections (1) and (2) of section 148A.