SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 New threshold for primary Class 1 contributions: Northern Ireland

Part III Health Service allocation

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(1)

Section 142 of the M1Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (5)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “the lower earnings limit” substitute “ the primary threshold ”; and

(b)

in paragraph (b), before “earnings” insert “ total ”.

(3)

In subsection (6A)—

(a)

for “the lower or upper earnings limit” substitute “ the primary threshold or the upper earnings limit ”; and

(b)

for “that limit prescribed under section 8(3)” substitute “ that threshold or limit prescribed under section 5(4) ”.