The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003

Application to payers and payees U.K.

Application to agencies and agency workers U.K.

10.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) agencies are treated as employers; and

(b) agency workers are treated as employees.

(2) For the purposes of the regulations listed in paragraph (3), an agency ceases to employ an agency worker at the earlier of—

(a) the end of the relationship between the agency and agency worker, or

(b) the end of a period of 3 months during which the agency makes no relevant payments to the agency worker,

and not each time the agency worker stops providing services to a client of the agency.

(3) The regulations are—

regulation 36	cessation of employment: Form P45
regulation 37	PAYE income paid after employment ceased
regulation 46(6)	employer to ignore code relating to employment which has ceased
regulation 51(5) to (7)	effects of employment ceasing on Form P45 procedure
regulation 94(3) to (7)	information to former employees of other earnings.

(4) The following regulations do not apply to agencies or agency workers in their capacity as such—

F1 . . .	F1 . . .
F1 . . .	F1 . . .
regulation 91	termination awards: information to be provided
regulation 92	termination awards: return if award changes
regulation 93	termination awards: return if more than one employer
regulation 96	termination awards: information to employees
Part 6	PAYE settlement agreements
regulation 167	jobseeker’s allowance paid by employer
regulation 168	regulation 167 cases: application of other regulations.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 10(4) omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/521), regs. 1(4), 7

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 10 in force at 6.4.2004, see reg. 1

Application to pension payers and pensioners U.K.

11.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) pension payers are treated as employers;

(b) pensioners are treated as employees; and

(c) a pensioner’s “employment” with a pension payer starts when the pension starts and ends when the pension ends.

(2) The following regulations do not apply to pension payers or pensioners in their capacity as such—

regulation 25	cumulative basis: subsidiary PAYE income of employee paid weekly or at greater intervals
F2 . . .	F2 . . .
F2 . . .	F2 . . .
regulation 38	death of employee (other than pensioner)
Chapter 2 of Part 3	new employees (other than pensioners): Forms P45 and P46
regulation 63	repayment during unpaid leave
regulation 64	trade disputes
regulation 65	repayment if no longer employed
regulation 71	modification of [F3 regulations 67G and 68] in case of trade dispute
regulation 75	additional return in case of trade dispute
regulations 85 to 89	employers: annual return of other earnings
regulation 90	quarterly return if car becomes available or unavailable
regulation 91	termination awards: information to be provided
regulation 92	termination awards: return if award changes
regulation 93	termination awards: return if more than one employer
regulation 94	employers: information to employees of other earnings
regulation 95	third parties: information to employees of other earnings
regulation 96	termination awards: information to employees
regulation 100	tips: special arrangements
regulation 102(1)	succession to a business etc: employees (other than pensioners)
regulation 104	succession to a business: trade disputes
Part 6	PAYE settlement agreements
Chapter 3 of Part 7	holiday pay funds
regulation 151	obtaining the claimant’s Form P45
regulation 167	jobseeker’s allowance paid by employer
regulation 168	regulation 167 cases: application of other regulations.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 11(2) omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/521), regs. 1(4), 7

F3 Words in reg. 11(2) substituted (6.4.2012) by The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/822), regs. 1(1), 5

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 11 in force at 6.4.2004, see reg. 1

Application to other payers and payees U.K.

12.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) other payers are treated as employers;

(b) other payees are treated as employees; and

(c) an other payee’s “employment” with an other payer starts when relevant payments start and ends when relevant payments end.

(2) The following regulations do not apply to other payers or other payees in their capacity as such—

F4 . . .	F4 . . .
F4 . . .	F4 . . .
regulation 85 to 88	employers: annual return of other earnings
regulation 90	quarterly return if car becomes available or unavailable
regulation 91	termination awards: information to be provided
regulation 92	termination awards: return if award changes
regulation 93	termination awards: return if more than one employer
regulation 94	employers: information to employees of other earnings
regulation 95	third parties: information to employees of other earnings
regulation 96	termination awards: information to employees
Part 6	PAYE settlement agreements
regulation 134	interpretation of Chapter 3 (holiday pay funds)
regulation 167	jobseeker’s allowance paid by employer
regulation 168	regulation 167 cases: application of other regulations.

(3) Paragraph (2) is subject to regulation 91(9) (termination awards: former employers and employees).

(4) The following regulation does not apply to other payees in their capacity as such—

regulation 64

trade disputes.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in reg. 12(2) omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/521), regs. 1(4), 7

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 12 in force at 6.4.2004, see reg. 1