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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 4C is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 15 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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(1)The Treasury may by regulations made with the concurrence of the relevant Northern Ireland department (if any) make such provision as appears to the Treasury to be expedient for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) in consequence of any provision made by or by virtue of section 4B(2).
(2)Those purposes are—
(a)any purpose relating to any contributions;
(b)any purpose relating to any contributory benefit or contribution-based jobseeker's allowance;
(c)any purpose relating to any statutory payment;
F2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)any purpose of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of that Act (reduction in state scheme contributions and benefits for members of certified schemes);
(f)such other purposes as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the relevant Northern Ireland department (if any).
(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision—
(a)modifying any provision of any enactment (including this Act and any enactment passed or made on or after the commencement day);
(b)for any provision of any such enactment to apply in such cases, and with such modifications (if any), as the regulations may prescribe.
(4)Regulations under subsection (1) may be made so as to have retrospective effect but must not have effect in relation to any time before 2nd December 2004.
(5)In particular, regulations under subsection (1) made by virtue of subsection (4) may affect any of the following matters—
(a)liability to pay contributions F3...
(b)the amount of any contribution F4...
(c)entitlement to a contributory benefit or contribution-based jobseeker's allowance;
(d)the amount of any such benefit or allowance;
(e)entitlement to a statutory payment;
(f)the amount of any such payment;
F5(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F5(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i)liability to make payments under section 38A(3) of the Pensions Act or to pay minimum contributions under section 39 of that Act;
(j)the amount of any such payment or contribution.
(6)In such a case, where the matter has been determined before the time when the regulations are made, the regulations may provide for the matter to be redetermined accordingly.
(7)If (ignoring this subsection) the operative provisions would directly or indirectly have effect in any case so as—
(a)to remove a person's entitlement to a contributory benefit, contribution-based jobseeker's allowance or statutory payment, or
(b)to reduce the amount of any such benefit, allowance or payment to which a person has an entitlement,
those provisions are to be read with such modifications as are necessary to ensure that they do not have that effect.
(8)For the purposes of subsection (7)—
(a)“the operative provisions” are section 4B(7) to (10) and any provision made by virtue of section 4B(2) or under subsection (1) of this section;
(b)a person's “entitlement” includes any future entitlement which the person may have.
(9)The powers conferred by this section are without prejudice to any powers conferred by or by virtue of any other provision of this Act or any other enactment.
(10)In particular, any modification of any provision of an instrument by regulations made under subsection (1) is without prejudice to any other power to amend or revoke the provisions of the instrument (including the modified provision).
(11)For the purposes of this section—
“the commencement day” means the day on which the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006 was passed;
“enactment” includes—
Northern Ireland legislation, and
an instrument made under Northern Ireland legislation (as well as an instrument made under an Act);
“statutory payment” means—
statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay, [F6statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay [F7, statutory shared parental pay or statutory parental bereavement pay]]; or
any other payment prescribed by regulations made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the relevant Northern Ireland department (if any);
“the relevant Northern Ireland department”, in relation to regulations made under this section, means each Northern Ireland department responsible for any of the matters to which the regulations relate.]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 4C(2)(d) repealed (6.4.2015) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 21(1), Sch. 4 para. 41(2), Sch. 6 Pt. 7; S.R. 2012/115, art. 2(2)(a)(ii)(b)
F3Words in s. 4C(5)(a) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 49
F4Words in s. 4C(5)(b) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 5), s. 53(3), Sch. 13 para. 49
F5S. 4C(5)(g)(h) repealed (6.4.2015) by Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 1), s. 21(1), Sch. 4 para. 41(3)(b), Sch. 6 Pt. 7; S.R. 2012/115, art. 2(2)(a)(ii)(b)
F6Words in s. 4C(11) substituted (15.3.2015 for specified purposes, 5.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(4); S.R. 2015/86, arts. 3(2)(i), 4(2)(h), 5 (with art. 7(2))
F7Words in s. 4C(11) substituted (23.3.2022) by Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 5), ss. 4, 5(5)(6), Sch. para. 6; S.R. 2022/136, arts. 2, 3
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