Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 718
Social Security
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Made
25th March 2013
Laid before Parliament
26th March 2013
Coming into force
18th April 2013
The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(6), 13(1) and 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1 ) and sections 1(6), 13(1) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992( 2 ) and now exercisable by them.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 18th April 2013.
Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001
2. —(1)The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001( 3 ) are amended by paragraph (2).
(2) In regulations 50C(2)(c) and 61B(2)(c) for “2017” substitute “2016”.
Consequential provision
3. Where the contributor reaches pensionable age on or after 6th April 2016 but before 6th April 2017 the reference to 6th April 2013 in regulations 50C(4) and 61B(4) is to be read as a reference to 18th April 2013.
Anne Milton
Robert Goodwill
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
25th March 2013
1992 c. 4 . Section 1(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Act”) was amended by paragraph 56 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) . The power to make regulations under section 1(6) of the Act was transferred to the Treasury by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999(c.2) (“the Transfer Act”). Section 13(1) of the Act was amended, and the power to make regulations under it transferred to the Treasury, by paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Section 175(4) of the Act was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act.
1992 c. 7 . Section 1(6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Act”) was amended by paragraph 38(3) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 ( S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10) ). The power to make regulations under section 1(6) of the Northern Ireland Act was transferred to the Treasury by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions, etc ) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/671 ) (“the Transfer Order”). Section 13(1) of the Northern Ireland Act was amended, and the power to make regulations under it transferred to the Treasury, by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.
S.I. 2001/1004 ; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2013/622 . There are other amending instruments none of which are relevant.