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The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development[1], in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(2) and (3), 121(1) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[2], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations: Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 6th April 2000. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979[3] and "regulation" means a regulation of the principal Regulations. Amendment of regulation 19 3. In regulation 19(1) (payments to be disregarded) after sub-paragraph (zo)[4] there shall be added the following sub-paragraph -
Amendment of Schedule 1C to the principal Regulations
10B. A non-cash voucher in respect of which, by virtue of section 157(3)(b) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (cars available for private use), an employed earner is not taxable under section 141[7] of that Act (non-cash vouchers)."
(This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 (S.R. 1979 No. 186) ("the principal Regulations"). Regulation 1 provides for citation and commencement, and regulation 2 for interpretation. Regulation 3 amends regulation 19(1) of the principal Regulations so as to add to the categories of payments to be disregarded for the purposes of earnings-related contributions payments of, or contributions towards, fees, contributions or annual subscriptions which are deductible under section 201(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) ("the Taxes Act") from the emoluments of any office or employment. Regulation 4 amends Schedule 1C to the principal Regulations so as to add two categories to the categories of non-cash vouchers to be disregarded under regulation 19(1)(d) of the principal Regulations as payments for the purposes of earnings-related contributions The first category added is non-cash vouchers provided to or for the benefit of an employed earner in respect of employed earner's employment by a person who is not the secondary contributor in respect of the provision of that voucher. The second category added is non-cash vouchers in respect of which, by virtue of section 157(3)(b) of the Taxes Act, an employed earner is not taxable. Notes: [1] The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).back [2] 1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) ("the Transfer Order"). Section 121(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words "prescribe". Section 171(10) was substituted by paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.back [3] S.R. 1979 No. 186; relevant amending instruments are S.R. 1999 No. 119 and S.I. 2000/346.back [4] Sub-paragraph (zo) was added by S.I. 2000/346, regulation 3.back [6] Schedule 1C was inserted by S.R. 1999 No. 119, regulation 5.back [7] Section 141 was amended by sections 46(1) and 47(1) of the Finance Act 1988 (c. 39), paragraph 46 of Schedule 18 to the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), section 89(1) to (3) of, and Part V(6) of Schedule 26 to, the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), and sections 91(2) and 93(1) of the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4).back
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