The Child Benefit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1999.

(2) In these Regulations “the Principal Arrangments” means the arrangements contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Benefit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977(1).

Modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and variation of the Principal Arrangements

2.—(1) The provisions of the arrangements contained in the Exchange of Letters set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Northern Ireland, and the effect of the Principal Arrangements shall be varied in accordance with those provisions.

(2) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3), and regulations made or having effect as if made under any of those Acts or Order so far as such regulations relate to Northern Ireland, shall have effect subject to such modifications as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Principal Arrangements as amended by the provisions of the arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on

L.S.

W. B. J. Davis

Assistant Secretary

10th August 1999.