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S.I. No. 5/2001 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (Defence Forces) Regulations, 2001
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (Defence Forces) Regulations, 2001.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 to 2000 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 to 2001.
Commencement.
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 21 December 2000.
Non-commissioned army officers and enlisted personnel of Defence Forces.
3. The Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 (
S.I. No. 312 of 1996
) are hereby amended by the substitution in article 87 (2) (a) (ii) for “11.3 per cent.” of “10.6 per cent.”.
GIVEN
under the Official Seal of
the Minister for Social,
Community and Family Affairs,
this 10th day of January, 2001.
DERMOT AHERN
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.
GIVEN
under the Official Seal
of the Minister for Finance
this 12th day of January, 2001.
CHARLIE MC CREEVY
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations provide for a reduction in the employer social insurance contribution (Class H) by 0.7%. The rate is reduced from 11.3% to 10.6%. Class H contributions are payable in respect of Non-Commissioned Army Officers and enlisted personnel of the Defence Forces.
This reduction takes effect from 21st December 2000 to coincide with the introduction of the new National Training Fund Levy (0.7%), as announced in Budget 2000, to ensure that there is no overall increase in the employer's PRSI contribution.
The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 (as amended by
section 17
of the
Social Welfare Act, 2000
(No. 4 of 2000)) and 11 (as amended by
section 12
of the
Social Welfare Act, 1996
(No. 7 of 1996)) of the
Social Welfare (Consolidation Act, 1993
(No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations
Citation and construction.