The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Consequential amendments to the Contributions Regulations

10.—(1) The Contributions Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “week”(1), “for the purposes of regulation 38(7) it has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 38(8) and” shall be omitted.

(3) In regulation 39(2) (treatment for the purpose of any contributory benefit of late paid or unpaid primary Class 1 contributions where there was no consent, connivance or negligence by the primary contributor)—

(a) in the shoulder note “late paid or” shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph (1) “is paid after the due date or” and “delay or” shall be omitted.

(1)

Definition of “week” was amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 1992 No. 138

(2)

Regulation 39 was amended by regulation 11 of S.R. 1987 No. 143, regulation 7 of S.R. 1987 No. 468, regulation 13(5) of S.R. 1995 No. 150 and regulation 3(5) of S.R. 1996 No. 430