The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/663
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 6th April 1996.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

(1) The principal Regulations shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 7 (lower and upper earnings limits for Class 1 contributions) —

(a) for the date “6th April 1995” there shall be substituted the date “6th April 1996”; and

(b) for the sums “£58” and “£440” there shall be substituted respectively the sums “£61” and “£455”.

(3) Regulation 115 (which provides for the payment of a reduced rate Class 1 contribution by serving members of H.M. forces and the Crown as their employer) is hereby revoked.