Citation and commencement
1. This order may be cited as the Social Security (Australia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 and shall come into operation on 29th June 1992.
Modification of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975
2. The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 shall be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Agreement on Social Security set out in Schedule 1 to this order (which Agreement enters into force on the date specified in the Notes set out in Schedule 2 to this order), as amended by the Notes set out in Schedule 3 to this order, so far as the same relate to Northern Ireland.
Modification of the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975
3. Part II of the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 (child benefit) and any regulations made under it shall be modified to such extent as may be required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Agreement on Social Security set out in Schedule 1 to this order (which Agreement enters into force on the date specified in the Notes set out in Schedule 2 to this order), as amended by the Notes set out in Schedule 3 to this order, so far as the same relate to Northern Ireland.
Revocation and variation of orders
4.—(1) The Family Allowances and National Insurance (Reciprocal Agreement with Australia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1962(1), the Social Security (Australia) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975(2) and the Social Security (Australia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1987(3) are hereby revoked.
(2) The National Insurance (Reciprocal Agreements with Australia and New Zealand) Order (Northern Ireland) 1964(4) is hereby revoked, so far as it relates to Australia.
(3) In the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979(5), the entry relating to the Family Allowances and National Insurance (Reciprocal Agreement with Australia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 shall be omitted and in the Schedule to the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988(6) the entries relating to the orders set out in paragraph (1) of this Article shall be omitted.
P. B. B. Mayhew
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Dated this 4th day of June 1992.