1.—(1) In this Part of this Schedule—
“Class 1 contributions” means primary Class 1 contributions;
“contracted-out contributions” means primary Class 1 contributions paid on earnings in respect ofa person’s contracted-out employment being earnings in excess of thecurrent lower earnings limit or the prescribed equivalent if he is paidotherwise than weekly;
“the standard level” in relation to any year means that year’s lower earnings limit forClass 1 contributions multiplied by 50; and
each paragraph has effect subject to the provisions of all laterparagraphs.
(2) Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 below shall apply for the purposes specifiedin section 13(2) of the Act(1), and paragraph 5 below for the purposes of section 35 ofthe Social Security Pensions Act1975(2) (earner’s guaranteed minimum).
Section 13(2) was amended by the Social Security Act1986 (c. 50), Schedule 8, paragraph 2 and Schedule 10, paragraph 72(a),and subsection (2)(c) was inserted by the Social Security Pensions Act1975 (c. 60), Schedule 4, paragraph 38(a) and amended by the SocialSecurity Act 1986, section 18(1).
1975 c. 60; in section 35, subsection (1) was modifiedby S.I. 1987/1099, Schedule 3A, paragraph 2 and by S.I. 1987/1118,regulation 4(4); subsection (2) was amended by the Social Security Act1986, Schedule 8, paragraph 8; subsection (3) was substituted by theSocial Security Act 1986, section 9(1); subsection (4) was amended bythe Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18), Schedule 3, paragraph 13;subsection (5) was modified by the Social Security (MiscellaneousProvisions) Act 1977 (c. 5), section 21, by S.I. 1984/380, regulation44(a) and by S.I. 1987/1118, regulation 4(5), and was amended by theSocial Security Act 1979, Schedule 3, paragraph 18(a) and by the SocialSecurity Act 1988 (c. 7), Schedule 2, paragraph 1(2) and (3); subsection(6) was amended by the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act1977, section 3(2); subsections (6A) and (6B) were inserted by theSocial Security Act 1986, section 9(2); subsection (7) was amended bythe Social Security Act 1979, Schedule 3, paragraph 18(b) and by theSocial Security Act 1985 (c. 53), Schedule 3, paragraphs 2 and 7, and wasmodified by S.I. 1984/380, regulation 44(b) and S.I. 1987/1118,regulation 4(6); subsection (8) was amended by the Social Security Act1985, Schedule 3, Part II, paragraph 8, and was modified by S.I.1987/1099, Schedule 3A, paragraph 3 and S.I. 1987/1118, regulation 4(7);subsection (8A) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1985, Schedule3, Part II, paragraph 8.