Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 834
Social Security
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Made
17th March 2010
Coming into force
6th April 2010
These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and 5(6) and 175(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Contributions Act”)( 1 ) and sections 5(1) and 5(6) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Contributions Act”)( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2010.
Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001
2.The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001( 5 ) are amended as follows.
3. Amend regulation 10 (earnings limits and thresholds)( 6 ) as follows—
(a) for “2009” substitute “2010”; and
(b) in paragraph (a) for “£95” substitute “£97”.
Tony Cunningham
Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
17th March 2010
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) and section 5(1) was amended by section 1(1)(a) of, and Schedule 2 to, the National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 (c. 16) (“the Contributions Act 2008”).
1992 c. 7 . Section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and section 5(1) was amended by section 2(1)(a) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Contributions Act 2008. 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 ).
Section 176(1)(zb) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Contributions Act 2008.
Section 172(11ZB) was inserted by section 2(2) of the Contributions Act 2008.
S.I. 2001/1004 , amended by S.I. 2009/591 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Regulation 10 was amended by regulation 3 of S.I. 2009/591 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.