The Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/3134
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978

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

Section 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978

(1) Amend Schedule 1 (treatment of employment as employed earner’s employment, or self-employment and employments disregarded for the purposes of contributions) as follows.

(2) In Part 1, in paragraph 3, in the entry in column (A) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner” and for “spouse’s employment” substitute “employment of the spouse or civil partner”.

(3) In Part 3, in paragraph 8, in the entry in column (A) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner” and for “spouse’s employment” substitute “employment of the spouse or civil partner”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Social Security (Categorisation of Earners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978

(1) Amend Schedule 3 (employments in respect of which persons are treated as secondary contributors) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 3, in the entry in column (A)—

(a) after “her spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and

(b) for “the spouse’s employment” substitute “the employment of the spouse or civil partner”.

(3) In paragraph 3, in the entry in column (B) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.