The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 6th April 2006.
(2)
Amendment of the principal Regulations2.
(1)
The principal Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2)
“(dd)
a statement that it does not apply in relation to any liability, or any part of any liability, arising as a result of regulations being given retrospective effect by virtue of section 4B(2) of either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;”.
(3)
The amendment made by paragraph (2) does not affect the continuing validity of any election made prior to the coming into force of these Regulations, but subject to section 5(4) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006.
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1004: “the 2001 Regulations”) in consequence of the enactment of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006 (c. 10: “the 2006 Act”). That Act provides, for the first time, for the making of regulations with retrospective effect in relation to national insurance contributions. Such regulations may be made by virtue of section 4B(2) of each of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the 1992 Acts”). These sections were inserted by sections 1 and 2 respectively of the 2006 Act.
Schedule 5 to the 2001 Regulations prescribes the form and manner of making an election in relation to national insurance contributions arising on securities options, restricted securities and convertible securities. Paragraph 3B(7B) of Schedule 1 to each of the 1992 Acts (inserted by sections 5(3) and 6(3) of the 2006 Act) preclude an election under those paragraphs having effect in relation to contributions, or parts of contributions, liability to which arises as a result of regulations being given retrospective effect. Schedule 5 to the 2001 Regulations is amended so that any new elections to transfer liability for secondary Class 1 contributions must contain .a statement to that effect.
Regulation 1 provides for citation, commencement and interpretation.
Regulation 2 makes the amendment to Schedule 5 to the 2001 Regulations, and contains a saving for the continuing effect of elections made before the coming into force of these Regulations.
These Regulations do not impose new costs on business.