The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

[F1Regulations and orders, etc.N.I.

15A.(1) [F2Section 171(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992]F2 (regulations and orders: general provisions) shall apply in relation to any power conferred by any provision of this Order to make orders or regulations under this Order as they apply in relation to any power conferred by that Act to make orders or regulations, but as if for references to that Act there were substituted references to this Order.

(2) Regulations and orders made under this Order, other thanF3... orders under Article 1(3)[F4 and the regulations which Article 13(7) applies], shall be subject to negative resolution.

(3) In this Order—

“prescribe” means prescribe by regulations; and

“regulations” means regulations made under this Order by the Department.F1]