The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/2421
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 13th October 2003.

Section 2 Citation and commencement

The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Citation and commencement

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places—

“category A, B, C or D waters” has the meaning given in the Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Waters) Regulations 1992 ;

“mariner” has the meaning given in regulation 115 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 ;

Section 4 Citation and commencement

(1) Renumber regulation 5 as paragraph (1) of that regulation.

(2) After paragraph (1) so formed add—

(2) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 applies to mariners notwithstanding anything in regulations 122 and 124(1) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001.

Section 5 Citation and commencement

In paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (personal service of person employed made available to a host employer) in the entry in Column (A) add at the end—

Where the employment is as a mariner, this paragraph only applies where the duties of the employment are performed wholly or mainly in category A, B, C or D waters.