PART 2Collection of Class 1, 1A and 1B contributions: penalties

Penalties for failure to make payments of Class 1, 1A and 1B contributions on time3.

After regulation 67 insert—

“Penalty for failure to make payments on time: Class 1 contributions67A.

Schedule 56 to the Finance Act 20097 (“Schedule 56 FA 2009”) (penalty for failure to make payments on time) shall apply in relation to the late payment of Class 1 contributions, as if—

(a)

the Class 1 contributions were an amount of tax falling within item 2 of the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 56 FA 2009 (“the Table”),

(b)

references to the PAYE Regulations were references to these Regulations, and

(c)

references to “an assessment or determination” in item 24 of the Table were references to a decision made under section 8(1)(c) of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 19998.

Penalty for failure to make payments on time: Class 1A and Class 1B contributions67B.

Schedule 56 to the Finance Act 2009 (“Schedule 56 FA 2009”) shall apply in relation to the late payment of Class 1A and Class 1B contributions, as if—

(a)

the Class 1A and Class 1B contributions were an amount of tax falling within item 3 of the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 56 FA 2009,

(b)

in the case of Class 1B contributions, the reference to “amount shown in return under section 254(1) of FA 2004” was a reference to the amount payable under section 10A of the Act9, and

(c)

the reference to section 254(5) of the Finance Act 200410 was a reference to these Regulations.”.