The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 635

Social Security

The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

13th March 2014

Laid before Parliament

14th March 2014

Coming into force

6th April 2014

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by sections 2(2)(b) and (2A), 7(2) and (3) and section 175(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 2(2)(b) and (2A), 7(2) and (3) and 171(4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) and now exercisable by them(3).

The Secretary of State concurs with the making of regulations 2 and, insofar as required, 4.

The Department for Social Development(4) concurs with the making of regulations 3 and, insofar as required, 4.

(1)

1992 c.4.

(2)

1992 c.7.

(3)

Section 2(2A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”) and substituted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 7(2) of the 1992 Act was amended and subsection (3) inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act so that the power to make regulations was transferred to the Treasury. Section 175(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Act. Section 2(2A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Act”) was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer Order”) and substituted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 11 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 7(2) of the Northern Ireland Act was amended and subsection (3) inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order so that the power to make regulations was transferred to the Treasury.

(4)

The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. (NI) 1999 No 481).