Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2680
Social Security
The Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012
Made
25th October 2012
Laid before Parliament
31st October 2012
Coming into force
1st December 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5), 122(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Credits) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 1st December 2012.
Amendment of regulation 9F of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975
2. —(1)Regulation 9F of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975(credits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12)( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (7)(b), for the words from “where” to “treated as paid” substitute “other than where those earnings factors are derived from Class 3 contributions credited by virtue of section 23A(2) and (3)(a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (crediting of contributions for a person awarded child benefit in respect of a child under 12)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Steve Webb
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
25th October 2012
1992 c.4 . Section 122(1) is cited due to the meaning ascribed to “prescribe”.
Section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) provides that proposals in respect of regulations which would otherwise be referable to the Social Security Advisory Committee may not be so referred with the agreement of that Committee. These Regulations would otherwise be referable by virtue of section 172 of that Act.
S.I. 1975/556 . Regulation 9F was inserted by S.I. 2011/709 .