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(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund Payments) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1998.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.
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In section 11 of the Act (Class 2 contributions)—
(a) in subsection (1) (weekly rate) for “£6·15” there shall be substituted “£6·35”;
(b) in subsection (4) (small earnings exception) for “£3,480” there shall be substituted “£3,590”.
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In section 13(1) of the Act (amount of Class 3 contributions) for “£6·05” there shall be substituted “£6·25”.
4 
In sections 15(3) and 18(1) of the Act (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Tax Acts and under regulations)—
(a) for “£7,010” (lower limit) wherever it appears there shall be substituted in each of those sections “£7,310”;
(b) for “£24,180” (upper limit) there shall be substituted in each of those sections “£25,220”.
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Article 4(3) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (payments into National Insurance Fund out of appropriated money) shall have effect with respect to the tax year 1998-99 and the prescribed percentage of estimated benefit expenditure for the financial year ending in that tax year shall be 2 per cent.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
2nd March 1998.The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to Article 5 of the foregoing Order.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
J. G. Sullivan
Assistant Secretary
3rd March 1998.