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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND


2006 No. 111

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

  Made 10th March 2006 
  Coming into operation 12th April 2006 

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 171(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992[1] and now vested in it[2].

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 12th April 2006.

Increase of earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons
    
2. In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992—

Revocation
    
3. The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005[3] is revoked.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on


10th March 2006.

L.S.


John O'Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)


Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses or civil partners residing together or who are living together as husband and wife or civil partners, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child or qualifying young person if the other person's earnings are £170 a week or more and in respect of further children or qualifying young persons for each complete £22 by which the earnings exceed £170. This Order substitutes the amount of £175 for the amount of £170 and the amount of £23 for the amount of £22.

Article 3 revokes the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005.


Notes:

[1] 1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 105(2) of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) and Article 2 of S.R. 2005 No. 95 and is amended by paragraph 42(2) of Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c. 6)back

[2] See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481back

[3] S.R. 2005 No. 95back



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 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 23 March 2006


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