Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 220
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004
Made
3rd February2004
Laid before Parliament
4th February2004
Coming into force
6th April 2004
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 5, 122(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 5, 121(1) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992( 2 ) make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2004.
Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001
2.The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. Amend regulation 10 (earnings limits and thresholds)( 4 ) as follows—
(a) for “2003” substitute “2004”;
(b) in paragraph (a) for “£77” substitute “£79”;
(c) in paragraph (b) for “£595” substitute “£610”; and
(d) in paragraphs (c) and (d) for “£89” substitute “£91”.
4. Amend regulation 11(3) (prescribed equivalents)( 5 ) as follows—
(a) in paragraph (a) for “£385” substitute “£395”; and
(b) in paragraph (b) for “£4,615” substitute “£4,745”.
Nick Ainger
Jim Murphy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
3rd February 2004
1992 c. 4 ; section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) . Section 122(1) is cited because of the meaning given to “prescribe”. Section 175(4) was substituted 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 1 of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999. Section 121(1) is cited because of the meaning given to “prescribe”. 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 ).
Regulation 10 was amended by regulation 3 of S.I. 2002/238 and by regulation 5 of S.I. 2003/193 .
Regulation 11(3) was amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2002/238 .