The Social Security (National Insurance Numbers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 9(1A)(2) (application for allocation of national insurance number) for the words from “for the time being” to the end, substitute “in Schedule 1.”.

(3) The Schedule shall be numbered “Schedule 2”.

(4) In regulation 11 (revocations) for the words “the Schedule”, in both places where they occur, substitute “Schedule 2”.

(5) Before Schedule 2 insert—

Regulation 9(1A)

“SCHEDULE 1 Documents to accompany an application for a national insurance number

1.   Any document specified for the time being in paragraphs 1 to 6 of List A of the Schedule to the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007.

2.   Any document specified for the time being in paragraphs 1 to 6 of List B of the Schedule to the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007.

3.   Any of the following documents—

(a) a full birth certificate issued in the United Kingdom which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents;

(b) a full adoption certificate issued in the United Kingdom which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s adoptive parents;

(c) a birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland;

(d) an adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland;

(e) a certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British Citizen;

(f) an Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom or has no time limit on their stay in the United Kingdom;

(g) a letter issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom;

(h) an Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it can stay in the United Kingdom, and is allowed to do the type of work in question;

(i) a letter issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder or the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the person named in it can stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question.”.

(1)

S.R. 2001 No. 102; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2006 No. 436

(2)

Paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 2(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 436