6.—(1) In the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—
(a)in section 176 (parliamentary control)—
(i)in subsection (1)(a) “section 158(2) or (3);” shall be omitted;
(ii)in subsection (1)(c) “section 159(1)” shall be omitted;
(iii)in subsection (2)(b) “(other than section 158(2) or (3))” shall be omitted;
(iv)in subsection (2)(c) “or 158(2) or (3)” shall be omitted;
(b)in Schedule 1, paragraph 6(5) (power to combine collection of contributions with tax) for “section 158” there shall be substituted “section 159A”.
(2) In the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1)—
(a)in section 17(1)(g) (adjudication by the Secretary of State)—
(i)after “regulations” where it first appears in that paragraph there shall be inserted “or an order”;
(ii)in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (v) for “regulations under section 158” and “regulations under section 158(3)” respectively there shall be substituted “an order under section 159A”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (iii) at the end there shall be added “or order”;
(b)section 149 (power to alter limit for small employers' relief) shall cease to have effect;
(c)in Schedule 7 (regulations not requiring prior submission), Part 1, paragraph 8, “158 or” shall be omitted.
(3) In Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979(2) (which contains the provisions of the Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1973 as they apply to Class 1 contributions), in Regulation 2(1), for the definition of “Compensation of Employers Regulations” there shall be substituted—
““Compensation of Employers Regulations” means the Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1994(3) and the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Order 1995(4).”