Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 2340
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2003
Made
10th September 2003
Laid before Parliament
10th September 2003
Coming into force
1st October 2003
The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 3(2) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ), make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003.
Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001
2. —(1) Amend Part 7 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001( 2 ) as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (payments in respect of training and similar payment disregarded) for “Paragraphs 5,6 and 7” substitute “Paragraphs 5 to 9”.
(3) After paragraph 7 add—
“ Employment Retention and Advancement payments
8. A payment made to a participant in an Employment Retention and Advancement Scheme, arranged under section 2(1) of the Employment and Training Act 1973 ( 3 ) , in his capacity as such.
Incapacity Benefit Return to Work Credit payments
9. A payment by way of Incapacity Benefit Return to Work Credit. ” .
John Heppell
Jim Murphy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
10th September 2003
The Secretary of State concurs
Chris Pond
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
9th September 2003
1992 c. 4 . Relevant amendments to section 3 were made by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c. 2) .
S.I. 2001/1004
1973 c. 50 : section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19) . There are amendments to section 2 which are not relevant for present purposes.