Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 816
Social Security
The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
13th March 2012
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(2)(b) and (2A), 7(2) and (3) and 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 2(2)(b) and (2A), 7(2) and (3) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992( 2 ), make the following Regulations.
The Secretary of State concurs in the making of regulation 4 and the Department for Social Development( 3 ) concurs in the making of regulation 8.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 6th April 2012.
Amendment of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations 1978
2.The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations 1978( 4 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) omit the definition of “educational establishment”.
4. In Part 1 of Schedule 1—
(a) in column A omit paragraph 4; and
(b) in column B omit paragraph 4.
5. In Schedule 3 (employments in respect of which persons are treated as secondary Class 1 contributors)—
(a) in column A omit paragraph 6; and
(b) in column B omit paragraph 6.
Amendment of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978
6. The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978( 5 ) are amended as follows.
7. In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) omit the definition of “educational establishment”.
8. In Part 1 of Schedule 1—
(a) in column A omit paragraph 4; and
(b) in column B omit paragraph 4.
9. In Schedule 3 (employments in respect of which persons are treated as secondary Class 1 contributors)—
(a) in column A omit paragraph 5; and
(b) in column B omit paragraph 5.
Michael Fabricant
Brooks Newmark
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th March 2012
The Secretary of State concurs.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Steve Webb
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th March 2012
The Department for Social Development concurs.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th March 2012
Anne McCleary
Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development
5th March 2012
1992 c. 4 . Section 2(2A) was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) . Section 7(2) was amended and subsection (3) inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.11) ; and section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of that Schedule.
1992 c. 7 . Section 2(2A) was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 11 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) . Section 7(2) was amended and subsection (3) inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/671 ).
The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by article 8(b) of and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 ( S.R. (NI) 1999 No. 481 ).
S.I. 1978/1689 , amended by S.I. 1984/350 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.R.1978 No. 401 , amended by S.R. 1984 No. 81 ; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.