Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 362 (C. 24)

social security

PENSIONS

The Social Security (1989 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

23rd August 2007

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1) and now vested in it(2).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1989 Order) (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

(2) In this Order “the Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

Appointed day

2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)paragraph 3(1), (3) and (4) of Schedule 5 to the Order (non-compliance: compulsory levelling up) for the purposes of—

(i)paragraph 5A(3) of that Schedule (unfair paternity leave provisions), and

(ii)paragraph 5B of that Schedule (unfair adoption leave provisions), and

(b)Article 25 of the Order (equal treatment for men and women) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (a),

is 24th August 2007.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 23rd August 2007

(L.S.)

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of paragraph 3 (in part) of Schedule 5 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 for the purposes of paragraphs 5A and 5B of that Schedule on 24th August 2007.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 have been brought into operation by earlier commencement orders as from the dates shown.

Provision				Date of Commencement	S.R. No.
Article 3				5th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 7				9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 9 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 10				9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Articles 11 to 15 (partially)				28th August 1989 and 9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 23 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
	(partially)			1st February 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			1st March 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
					(amended by S.R. 1990 No. 113 (C. 2))
Article 24 (partially)				1st February 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			1st March 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			2nd April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			9th July 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
	(partially)			3rd September 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
Article 25 (partially)				23rd June 1994	1994 No. 234 (C. 8)
Article 26 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 27 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
	(partially)			6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
					(amended by S.R. 1990 No. 113 (C. 2))
Article 31(1) (partially)				28th August 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
			(partially)	1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
			(partially)	9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Article 31(2) (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
			(partially)	9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
			(partially)	6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
Schedule 1 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Schedule 3 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		1st February 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		1st March 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
					(amended by S.R. 1990 No. 113 (C. 2))


Schedule 4 (partially)				1st February 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		1st March 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		2nd April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		9th July 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
		(partially)		3rd September 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
Schedule 5 (partially)				23rd June 1994	1994 No. 234 (C. 8)
Schedule 6 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Schedule 7 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)
					(amended by S.R. 1990 No. 113 (C. 2))
Schedule 8 (partially)				28th August 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
Schedule 9 (partially)				1st October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		9th October 1989	1989 No. 353 (C. 14)
		(partially)		6th April 1990	1990 No. 35 (C. 1)

(1)

S.I. 1989/1342 (N.I. 13))

(2)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(3)

Paragraphs 5A and 5B were inserted by Article 242(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1))