1Repeal of the Health and Social Care Levy Act 2021

The Health and Social Care Levy Act 2021 is repealed.

2Transitional NICs rates for tax year 2022-23 etc

1

The following provisions of section 5 of the Health and Social Care Levy Act 2021 (modification of rates of national insurance contributions for tax year 2022-23) continue to have effect in relation to payments of earnings made before 6 November 2022—

a

in subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) (primary Class 1 percentages and secondary Class 1 percentage: Great Britain);

b

in subsection (4), paragraphs (a) and (b) (primary Class 1 percentages and secondary Class 1 percentage: Northern Ireland).

2

Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has effect for the tax year 2022-23 as if, in section 15(3ZA) (calculation of Class 4 contributions)—

a

in paragraph (a) (main Class 4 percentage), for “9” there were substituted “9.73”, and

b

in paragraph (b) (additional Class 4 percentage), for “2” there were substituted “2.73”.

3

Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 has effect for the tax year 2022-23 as if, in section 15(3ZA) (calculation of Class 4 contributions)—

a

in paragraph (a) (main Class 4 percentage), for “9” there were substituted “9.73”, and

b

in paragraph (b) (additional Class 4 percentage), for “2” there were substituted “2.73”.

4

The Schedule contains—

a

further transitional provision, and

b

a power to make consequential provision.

3Short title and interpretation

1

This Act may be cited as the Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Act 2022.

2

In this Act—

  • earnings” has the meaning it has in Parts 1 to 6 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (see section 3 of that Act);

  • tax year” has the meaning it has in those Parts (see section 122 of that Act).