The Social Security(Northern Ireland) Order 1989

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“the recoupment provisions” means the provisions of Article 24 and this Schedule;

“the relevant deduction” means the deduction required to be made from the compensation payment in question by virtue of the recoupment provisions;

“the relevant payment” means the payment required to be made to the Department by virtue of the recoupment provisions;

“the total benefit” means the gross amount referred to in Article 24(1)(a).

(2) If, after making the relevant deduction from the compensation payment, there would be no balance remaining for payment to the intended recipient, any reference in this Schedule to the making of the compensation payment shall be construed in accordance with regulations.

(3) Expressions used in this Schedule and in Article 24 have the same meaning in this Schedule as they have in that Article.