The Social Security(Northern Ireland) Order 1989

1.—(1) The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Department is a reference to the Department only to the extent that it carries out functions relating to social security or to occupational or personal pension schemes.

(2) The reference in Part I of this Schedule to the Department includes a reference to that Department when styled—

(a)the Ministry of Health and Social Services; or

(b)the Ministry of Labour and National Insurance;

and to any former government department, but only (in each case) to the extent mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

(3) In this paragraph—

“occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Pensions Order; and

“personal pension scheme” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order.