The Social Security (Netherlands) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

ARTICLE 3 Scope of legislation

(1) This Convention shall apply:

(a) in relation to the territory of the United Kingdom, to:

(i) the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, the Jobseekers Act 1995, the Social Security Act 1998, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

(ii) the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 and the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;

(iii) the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992, the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994, the Jobseekers Act 1995, the Social Security Act 1998 and the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Acts of Parliament) as those Acts apply to the Isle of Man by virtue of Orders made, or having effect as if made, under the Social Security Act 2000 (an Act of Tynwald);

(iv) the Social Insurance (Guernsey) Law, 1978;

(v) the Social Security (Jersey) Law, 1974;

and the legislation, which was repealed or consolidated by those Acts, Laws or Orders or repealed by legislation consolidated by them;

(b) in relation to the Netherlands, to:

(i) the legislation concerning sickness insurance providing for benefits in cash, including maternity;

(ii) the legislation concerning the liability of an employer in respect of sickness benefits;

(iii) the legislation concerning old age, invalidity and survivor’s insurance;

(iv) the legislation concerning unemployment insurance;

(v) the legislation concerning child benefits;

and for the application of Articles 8 and 9 also the legislation on sickness insurance providing for benefits in kind.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Convention shall apply also to any legislation which supersedes, replaces, amends, supplements or consolidates the legislation specified in paragraph (1).

(3) This Convention shall apply, unless the Parties agree otherwise, only to benefits under the legislation specified in paragraph (1) at the date of entry into force of this Convention and for which specific provision is made in this Convention.

(4) This Convention shall not affect rights and obligations created by legislation on social security adopted on the basis of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community done at Rome on 25 March 1957, as amended, the Agreement on establishing the European Economic Area done at Oporto on 2 May 1992 and made between the European Community, its Member States and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association, and any amendments or modifications thereto, or apply to any convention on social security which either Party has concluded with a third party or to any laws or regulations which amend the legislation specified in paragraph (1) for the purpose of giving effect to such a convention, but shall not prevent either Party taking into account under its legislation the provision of any other convention which that Party has concluded with a third party.