Consequential amendments and revocations

6.—(1) In the Contributions and Benefits Act—

(a)in section 172 (assembly, etc. control of regulations and orders)—

(i)in subsection (2)(a) for “, 141 or 154(2) or (3)” there shall be substituted “or 141”;

(ii)in subsection (2)(c)(1) “, 155(1)” shall be omitted;

(iii)in subsection (3)(b) “(other than section 154(2) or (3))” shall be omitted;

(iv)in subsection (3)(c) “or 154(2) or (3)” shall be omitted;

(b)in paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1 (power to combine collection of contributions with tax) for “section 154” there shall be substituted “section 155A”.

(2) In the Administration Act—

(a)in section 15(1)(g) (adjudication by the Department)—

(i)after “regulations” in the first place where it appears there shall be inserted “or an order”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii) for “regulations under section 154” there shall be substituted “an order under section 155A”;

(iii)in sub-paragraph (iii) at the end there shall be added “or order”;

(iv)in sub-paragraph (v) for “regulations under section 154(3)” there shall be substituted “an order under section 155A”;

(b)section 131 (power to alter limit for small employer’s relief) shall cease to have effect;

(c)in paragraph 8 of schedule 5 (regulations not requiring prior submission to Social Security Advisory Committee) “154” shall be omitted.

(3) In Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(2) (application of Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1973(3) to earning-related and Class 1A contributions) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “Compensation of Employers Regulations” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““Compensation of Employers Regulations” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(4) and the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Order (Northern Ireland) 1995;”

(4) In the Schedule to the Social Security (Miscellaneous provisions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(5) the reference to the Statutory Sick Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Provisions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983 shall be omitted.

(5) In the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(6), in regulation 12(2) the definition of “Compensation of Employers Regulations” shall be omitted.

(6) The following regulations are hereby revoked—

(a)the Statutory Sick Pay (Compensation of Employers) (Consequential) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(7);

(b)the Statutory Sick Pay (Small Employers' Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(8);

(c)the Statutory Sick Pay (Small Employers' Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(9);

(d)regulation 2 of the Statutory Sick Pay (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (Consequential) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(10).

(1)

Section 172(2)(c) is amended by Article 5(2) of the Statutory Sick Pay (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

(2)

S.R. 1979 No. 186; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1981 No. 30, S.R. 1987 No. 143 and S.R. 1992 No. No. 41.

(3)

S.I. 1973/334; this and its subsequent amending instruments were consolidated as S.I. 1993/744