The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001

Treatment for the purpose of any contributory benefit of contributions paid under an arrangement

8.  For the purposes of regulations 4 to 7 above and regulation 40 of the Contributions Regulations (voluntary Class 2 contributions not paid within permitted period)—

(a) where a contribution is paid under an arrangement to which regulations 46A and 48 or, as the case may be, regulation 54A of the Contributions Regulations(1) (other methods of collection and recovery of earnings-related contributions; special provisions relating to primary Class 1 contributions and arrangements approved by the Inland Revenue for method of, and time for, payment of Class 2 and Class 3 contributions respectively) apply, the date by which, but for the said regulations 4 to 7 and 40, the contribution would have fallen due to be paid shall, in relation to that contribution, be the due date;

(b) any payment made of, or as on account of, a contribution in accordance with any such arrangement shall, on and after the due date, be treated as a contribution paid on the due date.

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Regulation 46A was inserted by regulation 8 of S.I. 2000/2207 and amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2000/2744. Regulation 54A was substituted by regulation 5 of S.I. 1993/260 and amended by regulations 10 and 11 of S.I. 2000/2343.