2009 No. 593
The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2009
Made
Coming into force
This Order is made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 141(4) and (5) and 142(2) and (3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”)1 and sections 129 and 165(11A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Administration Act”)2 and now exercisable by them3.
This Order is made as a result of the Treasury carrying out in the tax year 2008-09 a review of the general level of earnings in Great Britain in accordance with section 141(1) and (2) of the Administration Act4.
The Treasury have determined that an Order should be made under section 141 of the Administration Act, amending Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19925 by altering the rates of Class 2 and Class 3 contributions, the amount of earnings below which an earner may be excepted from liability for Class 2 contributions and the lower and upper limits of profits to be taken into account for Class 4 contributions.
This Order makes provision for Northern Ireland, which corresponds to that mentioned in relation to Great Britain in the preceding recital, in accordance with section 129 of the Northern Ireland Administration Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; and
“the Northern Ireland Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19928.
Rate of and small earnings exception from Class 2 contributions2
In both section 11 of the Act9 and section 11 of the Northern Ireland Act10 (Class 2 contributions)—
a
in subsection (1) for “£2.30” substitute “£2.40”; and
b
in subsection (4) (small earnings exception) for “£4,825” substitute “£5,075”.
Amount of Class 3 contributions3
Lower and upper limits for Class 4 contributions4
In each of sections 15(3), 18(1) and 18(1A) of the Act13 and sections 15(3), 18(1) and 18(1A) of the Northern Ireland Act14 (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Tax Acts and under regulations)—
a
for “£5,435” (lower limit) in each place where it appears, substitute “£5,715”; and
b
for “£40,040” (upper limit) in each place where it appears, substitute “£43,875”.
(This note is not part of the Order)