The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement Nos. 8 and 10) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Amendment of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 10 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order

3.  In Article 16 of the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 10 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) (transitional provisions)—

(a) in paragraph (9)—

(i) omit the word “or” after sub-paragraph (a), and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) under or by virtue of Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 in relation to; or”; and

(b) in paragraph (33) for the definition of “relevant benefit” substitute—

““relevant benefit” means—

(a)

any benefit mentioned in Article 2(b)(i) and (ii);

(b)

an attendance allowance under section 35 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975(2);

(c)

a mobility allowance under section 37A of that Act(3); and

(d)

supplementary benefit under Article 3 of the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(4);”.

(1)

S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32)

(2)

Section 35 was amended by Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/870 (N.I. 8)), Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/594 (N.I. 2)), paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 3 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 and Article 4(1) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 and Schedule 4 to, the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and was repealed by Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

(3)

Section 37A was inserted by Article 24 of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 and amended by Article 4 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 72 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and Article 10 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and was repealed by Schedule 4 to the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

(4)

S.I. 1977/2156 (N.I. 27)