Amendment of paragraph 15 of Schedule 4
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
4.—(1) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 15 of Schedule 4() (specified amount of earnings-related contributions payable by the employer)—
(a)for each iteration of “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC()”;
(b)after the words “upon consideration of the employer’s record of past payments” insert “whether of earnings-related contributions or of combined amounts,”;
(c)after the words “specify the amount of earnings-related contributions” insert “or of a combined amount”.
(2) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of this paragraph “combined amount” is an amount which includes earnings-related contributions due under these regulations and one or more of the following—
(a)tax due under the PAYE Regulations;
(b)amounts due under the Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) Regulations 2005();
(c)payments of repayments of student loans due under the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000().”.
(3) In sub-pararaph (2)—
(a)after the words “the specified amount” omit the words “of earnings-related contributions”;
(b)in paragraph (a) after the words “earnings-related contributions” insert “or as including an amount of earnings-related contributions”; and
(c)in paragraph (b) for “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (3) for each iteration of “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”.
(5) In sub-paragraph (4) for “the Inland Revenue “ substitute “HMRC”.
(6) In sub-paragraph (5) for “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”.
(7) In sub-paragraph (6) for each iteration of “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”.
(8) In sub-paragraph (7)—
(a)for each iteration of “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”;
(b)after the words “satisfy the Inland Revenue, that the payment”, omit the words “of earnings-related contributions”; and
(c)after the words “specified in the notice is”, insert “or includes”.
(9) In sub-paragraph (8)—
(a)for each iteration of “the Inland Revenue” substitute “HMRC”; and
(b)after the words “certified by the Inland Revenue under it” insert “whether separately or as part of a combined amount”.