These Regulations make a number of consequential amendments and insert new regulations into the Social Security (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/727) (“the Intermediaries Regulations”) and the Social Security (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/728) (the N.I Intermediaries Regulations”). Consequential amendments are also made to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1004) (“the Contributions Regulations”). The amendments reflect new provisions to be inserted into the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA 2003”).