MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

HC Deb 19 April 1985 vol 77 cc511-2

Amendments made: No. 90, in page 42, line 25, at end insert— '0. In subsection (1)(b) of section 66 of the Social Security Act 1973 (Occupational Pensions Board) after the word "advisory" there shall be inserted the words "or other.

No. 91, in page 42, line 26, leave out 'the Social Security Act 1973' and insert 'that Act'.

No. 92, in page 43, line 21, at end insert— '3A. In subsection (3)(b) of section 1 of the Social Security Act 1975 (outline of contributory system), for "120 and 122" there shall be substituted "4, 120, 122 and 123A".'

No. 93, in page 43, line 21, at end insert— '3F. In section 122 of that Act (additional power to alter contributions), —

1. (a)in subsection (1), the following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraph (a)—
• "(a) the percentage rate for primary Class 1 contributions specified as the appropriate rate for Bracket 3 in section 4(6B);
• (aa) the percentage rate for secondary Class 1 contributions specified as the appropriate rate for Bracket 4 in section 4(6E);" and
2. (b)in subsection (4), for the words from "4(6)" to the end there shall be substituted the words "4 of this Act by altering—
1. (a)the percentage rate for primary Class 1 contributions specified as the appropriate rate for Bracket 3 in subsection (6B);
2. (b)the percentage rate for secondary Class 1 contributions specified as the appropriate rate for Bracket 4 in subsection (6E).".'.

No. 162, in page 43, line 21, at end insert —

• '3C. The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 18 of that Act (duration of unemployment benefit)—
• "(4) Regulations may provide for treating a person for the purposes of this section as having been entitled to unemployment benefit for any day if he would have been entitled to it but for—
1. (a)failure to make a claim; or
2. (c)failure to make a claim within the prescribed time;

but a person is not to be so treated where he shows that he did not intend, by so failing, to avoid the necessity of requalifying for benefit.".'.

No. 163, in page 43, line 21, at end insert—