Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 127
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
24th January 2006
Laid before Parliament
25th January 2006
Coming into force
6th April 2006
The Treasury make the following Regulations 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 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2006.
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 “2005” substitute “2006”;
(b) in paragraph (a) for “£82” substitute “£84”;
(c) in paragraph (b) for “£630” substitute “£645”; and
(d) in paragraphs (c) and (d) for “£94” substitute “£97”.
4. Amend regulation 11(3) (prescribed equivalents)( 5 ) as follows –
(a) in paragraph (a) for “£408” substitute “£420”; and
(b) in paragraph (b) for “£4,895” substitute “£5,035”.
Vernon Coaker
Joan Ryan
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
24th January 2006
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 ).
S.I. 2001/1004 : relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/238 , 2003/193 , 2004/220 and 2005/166 .