Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2011 come into force

Implementation date: 6 April 2011

The Regulations prescribe that payment of a subsistence allowance by certain bodies of the European Union based in the UK to people seconded to that body for their expertise are disregarded for national insurance purposes. The Regulations also prescribe that people liable to pay class 2 national insurance contributions must make payments on or before 31 January and 31 July each year, and make provision in relation to people who are entitled, but not required, to make such payments. The Regulations can be viewed on the UK legislation website.