(1) Section 7A of the Health Contributions Act, 1979, is amended by -

(a) the substitution in paragraph (1) (a) of "£280" for "£217" (inserted by section 33(2) (a) of the Act of 1999),

(b) the substitution in paragraph (1) (b) of "£14,560" for "£11,250" (inserted by section 33(2) (b) of the Act of 1999), and

(c) the substitution in subsection (2) of "£14,560" for "£11,250" (inserted by section 33(2) (c) of the Act of 1999).

(2) This section comes into operation on 6 April 2000.