Statutory Instruments
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
30th January 1987
Laid before Parliament
6th February 1987
Coming into force
6th April 1987
The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(1), and section 168(1) of, and Schedule 20 to, the Social Security Act 1975(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:
1. These regulations, which may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1987, amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979(3) and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.
2. In regulation 7 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 (lower and upper earnings limits for Class 1 contributions)-
(a)for the words "6th April 1986" there shall be substituted the words "6th April 1987"; and
(b)for "£38" and "£285" there shall be substituted respectively "£39" and "£295".
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.
John Major
Minister of State,
Department of Health and Social Security
30th January 1987
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 by increasing the weekly lower and upper earnings limits for Class 1 contributions for the tax year beginning 6th April 1987.
1975 c. 60; section 1 was amended by section 74(6) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).
1975 c. 14; see the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, section 66(2).