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

ARTICLE 28 Arrangements for administration and co-operation

(1) The competent authorities of the two Parties shall establish an administrative agreement necessary for the application of this Convention.

(2) The competent authorities of the two Parties shall communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Convention or about changes in their national legislation in so far as these changes affect the application of this Convention.

(3) The competent authorities of the two Parties shall establish liaison offices for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of this Convention.

(4) The competent authorities or the competent institutions of the two Parties shall assist one another on any matter relating to the application of this Convention as if the matter were one affecting the application of their own legislation. This assistance shall be free of charge.

(5) Where any benefit is payable under the legislation of one Party to a person in the territory of the other Party, arrangements for the payment may be made by the competent authority or the competent institution of the latter Party, at the request of the competent authority or the competent institution of the former Party, and the former Party shall reimburse the latter Party.

(6) Where a person who is in the territory of one Party has claimed, or is receiving, benefit under the legislation of the other Party and a medical examination is necessary, the competent authority or the competent institution of the former Party, at the request of the competent authority or the competent institution of the latter Party, shall arrange for this examination. The cost of such examination shall be met by the competent authority or the competent institution of the former Party. The competent authority or the competent institution retains, however, the competency to call on the person in question for medical examination. In case the Netherlands' competent institution deems it necessary that certain medical tests in which it has an exclusive interest are carried out in the territory of the other Party, the procedure to be applied will be such as is provided for in the Netherlands' legislation.

(7) A medical board appointed by the competent institution of the Netherlands, at the request of the competent authority of Guernsey, shall be treated as a medical board for determination of the disablement questions under the legislation of Guernsey.

(8) Where the legislation of one Party provides that any certificate or other document which is submitted under the legislation of that Party shall be exempt, wholly or partly, from any taxes, legal dues, consular fees or administrative charges, that exemption shall apply to any certificate or other document which is submitted under the legislation of the other Party or in accordance with this Convention.

(9) All statements, documents and certificates of any kind required to be produced for the purposes of this Convention shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic or consular authorities.

(10) No certificate, document or statement of any kind written in an official language of either Party shall be rejected on the ground that it is written in a foreign language.

(11) Unless disclosure is required under the legislation of a Party, any information about an individual which is sent in accordance with, and for the purposes of, this Convention to that Party by another Party is confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of implementing this Convention and the legislation to which this Convention applies.