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STATUTORY RULES OF NORTHERN IRELAND

2006 No. 388

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (1998 Order) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

  Made 22nd September 2006 
  Coming into operation 16th October 2006 

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 9(3)(h) and 74(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998[1] and now vested in it[2].

Citation and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 16th October 2006.

Prescribed benefits
     2. The benefits prescribed for the purposes of Article 9(3)(h) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (decisions by the Department) are—



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


22nd September 2006

L.S.


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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations prescribe sickness benefit, unemployment benefit, invalidity pension, invalidity allowance, attendance allowance and mobility allowance under the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 and supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 as "relevant benefits" for the purposes of Article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Notes:

 [1] S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 9 was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 9 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671), Schedule 13 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)) and Article 74(1) was amended by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002back

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

[3] 1975 c. 15back

[4] Section 14 was amended by Article 20(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15)), paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/396 (N.I. 5)), the Schedule to the Social Security (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1087 (N.I. 13)), Article 32(3) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1084 (N.I. 16)), paragraph 53 of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18)) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1342 (N.I. 13)) and was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9)back

[5] Section 15 was amended by Article 16 of, and paragraph 22 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975, paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, paragraph 53 of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 6(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1511 (N.I. 15)) and Article 11(1) of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1712 (N.I. 17)) and was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992back

[6] Section 16 was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 11(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1209 (N.I. 16)) and was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992back

[7] Section 35 was amended by Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/870 (N.I. 8)), Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/594 (N.I. 2)), paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 and Article 4(1) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and Schedule 4 to, the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992back

[8] Section 37A was inserted by Article 24 of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 and amended by Article 4 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 72 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and Article 10 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and was repealed by Schedule 4 to the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland) Order 1991back

[9] S.I. 1977/2156 (N.I. 27)back


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Prepared 27 September 2006

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