Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
3rd March 1998
Coming into operation
6th April 1998
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 171(1) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1998.
2. In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2)—
(a)in head (a) for “£135” there shall be substituted “£140”; and
(b)in head (b) for “£17” and “£135” there shall be substituted “£18” and “£140” respectively.
3. The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996(3) and the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997(4) are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on
L.S.
John O'Neill
Assistant Secretary
3rd March 1998.
(This note is not part of the Order.)
Where a disablement pension with unemployability supplement is increased in respect of a child or children, and the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses residing together or an unmarried couple, paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child if the other person’s earnings are £135 a week or more and in respect of a further child for each complete £17 by which the earnings exceed £135. This Order substitutes the amount of £140 for the amount of £135 and the amount of £18 for the amount of £17.
Article 3 contains revocations consequential upon the coming into operation of this Order.
Paragraph 4(4) was amended by Article 2 of S.R. 1996 No. 75 and Article 2 of S.R. 1997 No. 121