111.—(1) Article 2 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), in the definition of “action”, at the end insert “(and see paragraph (11))”.
(3) At the end insert—
“(11) References in this Order to an action do not include any method of recovery of a sum recoverable under—
(a)Part 3 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992,
(b)section 126(c) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, or
(c)Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002, other than a proceeding in a court of law.”
(4) The amendments made by this Article have effect as if they had come into operation at the same time as Article 2 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, except for the purposes of proceedings brought before the coming into operation of this Article.