The Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1993
These Regulations make further amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979 (“the principal Regulations”) in the following respects—they amend the definition of “contribution card” in regulation 1 of the principal Regulations so that it applies only in respect of contributions due for contribution weeks ending before 11th April 1993 and they amend regulation 27 of the principal Regulations in respect of the date by which Class 3 contributions are to be paid (regulations 2 and 3);they insert new regulations 53A and 53B into the principal Regulations. Regulation 53A provides that where a person starts or ends self-employment, or wishes to pay or cease paying voluntary contributions, that person must give written notification to the Secretary of State and regulation 53B provides that a person paying such contributions must notify any change of address (regulation 4);they substitute two regulations for regulation 54 of the principal Regulations. New regulation 54 provides that except where arrangements for payment of Class 2 or Class 3 contributions have been approved under regulation 54A, any payment of Class 2 contributions is generally to be made quarterly in arrears, that voluntary Class 2 and Class 3 contributions may be made in such a manner, for payments for shorter periods to be made in circumstances where there is no liability, or entitlement, to pay in respect of a complete quarter and for the re-issue of notifications in certain circumstances. This regulation further provides for the Secretary of State to issue bank giro credit forms to facilitate payment and provides a definition of the term “contribution quarter”. New regulation 54A reproduces the provisions previously in regulation 54(3) in respect of alternative arrangements approved by the Secretary of State for payment of Class 2 and Class 3 contributions (regulation 5);they make a minor consequential amendment to regulation 123D in respect of volunteer development workers and revoke regulations 51, 52 and 53 of the principal Regulations, relating to custody, currency and disposal of contribution cards, and regulation 57 of, and Schedule 2 to, the principal Regulations, relating to the adaptation of certain enactments in respect of stamps prepared and issued for contributions purposes and make savings in respect of these provisions, subject to certain modifications, so that they continue to apply to cards or stamps issued in respect of periods before 11th April 1993 (regulations 6 and 7).