The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 1084 (N.I. 16)

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

30th July 1982

PART I N.I. Introductory

Title, citation and commencement N.I.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 and this Order and the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Acts 1975 to 1981 may be cited together as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Acts 1975 to 1982.

(2) This Part and Articles 9, 28, 33 and 35 to 37 and paragraphs 1 to 3, 7, 10 (1) and (3), 14, 15 and 17 to 20 of Schedule 4 together with Article 38 so far as it relates to those paragraphs shall come into operation on 10th August 1982 and the remaining provisions of this Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Head of the Department may by order appointF1 .

(3) An order under paragraph (2) may make such transitional provisions as appears to the Head of the Department to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions thereby brought into operation.

F1 Partly exercised by SR 1982/261

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F2 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

“benefit” has the same meaning as in the principal Act;

“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;

“the National Insurance Fund” means the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund;

“principal Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975F3 ;

“regulations” means regulations made by the Department;

“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1 (f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;

“tax year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 6th April in any year.

F2 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

F3 1975 c. 15.

PART II N.I. Statutory Sick Pay

N.I.

Arts. 3‐9 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Art. 10 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Art. 11 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Relationship with benefits and other payments, etc. N.I.

Relationship with benefits and other payments, etc. N.I.

12.  Schedule 2 shall have effect with respect to the relationship between statutory sick pay and certain benefits and payments and for the purposes of modifying other statutory provisions.

N.I.

Arts. 13‐18 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Arts. 19‐20 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Arts. 21‐23 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Arts. 24‐25A rep. by 1992 c. 9

Art. 26 rep. by 1985 NI 16

Art. 27 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Arts. 28‐29 rep. by 1992 c. 9

PART III N.I. Miscellaneous

Art. 30 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Art. 31 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Industrial injuries N.I.

32.  Paras. (1)‐(4) rep. by 1992 c. 9

(5) Regulations may make such transitional or saving provision as the Department considers necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions of this Article.

Art. 33 rep. by 1993 c. 49

Art. 34 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Art. 35 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Regulations and orders N.I.

36 .F4 —(1)  [F5 Section 165(4), (5) and (10) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992]F5 (which among other things make provision about the extent of powers to make orders and regulations) shall apply to any power to make orders or regulations conferred by this Order as they apply to any power to make orders or regulations conferred by that Act.

(2) [F6 Regulations and orders made by the Department under this Order, other thanF5 ... orders under Article 1(2), shall be subject to negative resolution.F6 ]

F4 Functions transf. by 1986 c. 50

F5 1992 c. 9

F6 1990 NI 15

Art. 37 rep. by 1990 NI 15

Article 38—Amendments

Article 39—Repeals

Prospective

N.I. Schedule 1 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Article 12

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. RELATIONSHIP WITH BENEFITS AND OTHER PAYMENTS, ETC.

Paras. 1‐4 rep. by 1992 c. 9

Para. 5 rep. by 1985 NI 16

Unemployability supplement N.I.

F7 6.  Paragraph 1 does not apply in relation to section 59 of the principal Act (increases in unemployability supplement) and accordingly the references in that section to a period of interruption of employment shall be construed as if Part II of this Order had not been made. N.I.

F7 prosp. rep. by 1986 NI 18

Paras. 7‐11 rep. by 1985 NI 16

Para. 12 rep. by 1996 NI 16

Para. 13 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Prospective

N.I. Schedule 3 rep. by 1986 NI 18

Prospective

N.I. Schedule 4—Amendments

Prospective

N.I. Schedule 5—Repeals