2. In section 1 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (outline of contributory system), after subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(7) Regulations under subsection (6) above shall be made by the Treasury.”.
3. In section 2 of that Act (categories of earners), after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A) Regulations under subsection (2)(a) above shall be made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department.”.
4. In section 3 of that Act (“earnings” and “earner”), at the end of subsection (2) there is inserted “by regulations made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department”.
5. In section 4 of that Act (payments treated as remuneration and earnings), after subsection (6)(1) there is added—
“(7) Regulations under this section shall be made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department.”.
6. In section 5 of that Act (earnings limits for Class 1 contributions), after subsection (3) there is added—
“(4) Regulations under this section shall be made by the Treasury.”.
7. In section 6 of that Act (liability for Class 1 contributions), after subsection (6) there is added—
“(7) Regulations under any provision of this section shall be made by the Treasury.”.
8.—(1) Section 7 of that Act (definition of “secondary contributor”) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), for “Department” there is substituted “Treasury”.
(3) After that subsection there is added—
“(3) Regulations under any provision of this section shall be made by the Treasury.”.
9. In section 8 of that Act (calculation of primary Class 1 contributions), after subsection (4) there is added—
“(5) Regulations under subsection (3) above shall be made by the Treasury.”.
10. In section 9(2) of that Act (calculation of secondary Class 1 contributions) at the end there is added—
“(4) Regulations under subsection (1) above shall be made by the Treasury.”.
11.—(1) Section 10 of that Act (Class 1A contributions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (7)—
(a)for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”, and
(b)for “Department” there is substituted “Treasury”.
(3) In subsection (9), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
12. In section 10A(7)(3) of that Act (Class 1B contributions), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
13. In section 11 of that Act (liability for Class 2 contributions), in subsections (3) and (4), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
14. In section 12 of that Act (late paid Class 2 contributions), in subsections (4) and (6), for “Department” there is substituted “Treasury”.
15.—(1) Section 13 of that Act (Class 3 contributions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “Regulations shall” there is substituted “The Treasury shall by regulations”.
(3) In subsection (3), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Department may by regulations”.
(4) In subsection (7), for “Department” there is substituted “Treasury”.
16. In section 14 of that Act (restriction on right to pay Class 3 contributions), after subsection (4)(4) there is added—
“(5) Regulations under subsection (1) or (2) above shall be made by the Treasury.”.
17.—(1) Section 17 of that Act (exceptions, deferment and incidental matters relating to Class 4 contributions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to “Inland Revenue” there is substituted “The Inland Revenue may by regulations”.
(3) In subsections (3) and (4), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Inland Revenue may by regulations”.
(4) Subsection (6) shall cease to have effect.
18.—(1) Section 18 of that Act (Class 4 contributions recoverable under regulations) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “Provision may be made by regulations” there is substituted “The Inland Revenue may by regulations make provision”.
(3) In subsection (2), for “regulations may” there is substituted “regulations made by the Inland Revenue may”.
19.—(1) Section 19 of that Act (general power to regulate liability for contributions) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (5) there is inserted—
“(5A) Regulations under any of subsections (1) to (5) above shall be made by the Treasury.”
(3) In subsection (6), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Department may by regulations”.
20. In section 19A(5) of that Act (Class 1, 1A or 1B contributions paid in error), after subsection (2) there is added—
“(3) Regulations under subsection (2) above shall be made by the Treasury.”.
21.—(1) Section 112 of that Act (certain sums to be earnings) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations made with the concurrence of the Department”.
(3) After subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A) Regulations under subsection (2) above shall be made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department.”.
22.—(1) Section 116 of that Act (application of that Act and the Administration Act to Her Majesty’s forces) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a)for “The Secretary of State may” there is substituted “The Treasury may with the concurrence of the Secretary of State”, and
(b)for “he thinks” there is substituted “the Treasury think”.
(3) In subsection (3), for “made by the Secretary of State” there is substituted “made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Secretary of State”.
23. In section 117(1) of that Act (application of that Act and the Administration Act to mariners, airmen, etc.)—
(a)for “The Department may” there is substituted “The Treasury may with the concurrence of the Department”, and
(b)for “the Department thinks” there is substituted “the Treasury think”.
24. In section 118 of that Act (married women and widows)—
(a)for “The Department may” there is substituted “The Treasury may with the concurrence of the Department”, and
(b)for “the Department thinks” there is substituted “the Treasury think”.
25. In section 119 of that Act (persons outside Northern Ireland)—
(a)for “The Department may” there is substituted “The Treasury may with the concurrence of the Department”, and
(b)for “Department thinks” there is substituted “the Treasury think”.
26. In section 120(1) of that Act (treatment of voidable marriages, etc.), after “Regulations”, in the first place where it occurs, there is inserted “made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department”.
27. In section 121 of that Act (interpretation of Parts I to VI and supplementary provisions)—
(a)in subsection (2), after “Regulations” there is inserted “made by the Treasury with the concurrence of the Department”, and
(b)in subsection (3), for “by regulations” there is substituted “by the Treasury by regulations made with the concurrence of the Department”.
28.—(1) Section 171 of that Act (regulations and orders: general) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “or orders” there is substituted “Any power conferred by this Act on the Department to make regulations or orders”.
(3) For subsection (10) there is substituted—
“(10) Any power of the Secretary of State, the Treasury or the Commissioners of Inland Revenue under this Act to make regulations or orders is exercisable by statutory instrument, and subsections (3) to (5) above apply to those regulations or orders as they apply to regulations or orders made by the Department.”.
(4) In subsection (11), for the words from “under” to “regulations” there is substituted “to make an order under section 155A(1) above or regulations under section 116, 155A(4), 157 or 163 above”.
29.—(1) Section 172 of that Act (Assembly, etc. control of regulations and orders) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)(a)—
(a)for “19(4) to (6)” there is substituted “19(6)”, and
(b)“11(3), 18(1)” and “117, 118” are omitted.
(3) Subsection (3)(a) is omitted.
(4) In subsection (9), for the words from the beginning to “below” there is substituted “Subject to subsections (11), (11A) and (11B) below,” and after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “, the Treasury or the Commissioners of Inland Revenue”.
(5) After subsection (11) there is inserted—
“(11A) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations made by virtue of section 11(3), 18, 19(4) and (5), 117 or 118 or an order under section 155A shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
(11B) Subsection (11A) above does not apply to a statutory instrument by reason only that it contains regulations under section 117 which the instrument states are made for the purpose of making provision consequential on provision under section 129 of the Administration Act.”.
30. In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act (Class 1 contributions where earner employed in more than one employment), after sub-paragraph (8) there is inserted—
“(8A) Regulations under any provision of this paragraph shall be made by the Inland Revenue.”.
31. In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act (earnings not paid at normal intervals), after “Regulations” there is inserted “made by the Inland Revenue”.
32. In paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act (method of paying Class 1 contributions), after sub-paragraph (5)(6) there is added—
“(6) Regulations under any provision of this paragraph shall be made by the Inland Revenue.”.
33. In paragraphs 4, 5(7) and 5A(8) of Schedule 1 to that Act (supplementary provisions relating to contributions of Classes 1, 1A and 1B), after “Regulations” there is inserted “made by the Inland Revenue”.
34.—(1) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to that Act (power to combine collection of contributions with tax) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “with the concurrence of” there is substituted “by”.
(3) Sub-paragraph (8) is omitted.
35.—(1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to that Act (special penalties in the case of certain returns) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (6), for “be apportioned between the Inland Revenue and the Department” there is substituted “for the purposes of making any payment into the National Insurance Fund be apportioned between income tax and contributions”.
(3) Sub-paragraph (7) is omitted.
(4) In sub-paragraph (8), for “Sub-paragraphs (6) and (7)” there is substituted “Sub-paragraph (6)”.
36. In paragraph 7A(2)(9) of Schedule 1 to that Act (penalties for fraud or negligence in making contributions return), after “regulations” there is inserted “made by the Treasury”.
37. In paragraph 7B(1)(10) of Schedule 1 to that Act (collection of contributions by Department) for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
38.—(1) Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to that Act (general regulation-making powers) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The appropriate authority may by regulations”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted—
“(1A) In sub-paragraph (1), “the appropriate authority” means the Treasury, except that, in relation to—
(a)provision made by virtue of paragraph (d) of that sub-paragraph, and
(b)provision made by virtue of paragraph (q) of that sub-paragraph in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (d),
it means the Department.”
(4) In sub-paragraph (2), for “made by the Department” there is substituted “made by the Inland Revenue”.
(5) In sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “Department of Finance and Personnel” there is substituted “Treasury”.
39. In paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to that Act (determination of person’s age for purposes of contributions), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
40. In paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act (sickness payments counting as remuneration), for “Regulations may” there is substituted “The Treasury may by regulations”.
Subsection (6) was added by Article 47(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)).
Section 9 was substituted by Article 48(4) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)).
Section 10A was inserted by Article 50 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)).
Subsection (4) was added by paragraph 41 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Section 19A was inserted by Article 51 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I.10)).
Sub-paragraph (5) was added by Article 52(b) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Paragraph 5 was substituted by paragraph 58(6) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Paragraph 5A was inserted by paragraph 58(7) of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Paragraph 7A was inserted by Article 53(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
Paragraph 7B was inserted by Article 54 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.