2020 No. 357
The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made
Coming into operation
The Secretary of State and the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 155(1) and (2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19921.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.
2
This Order comes into operation on 1st January 2021.
3
In this Order—
a
“Principal Order” means the Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 19912;
b
“Convention on Social Security” means the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway3.
Modification of legislation and variation of the Principal Order2
1
The legislation to which this paragraph applies is modified, and the Principal Order is varied, to the extent required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Convention on Social Security set out in the Schedule to the Principal Order, as amended by the Agreement4 contained in the Letters set out in the Schedule to this Order, so far as the same relate to Northern Ireland.
2
Paragraph (1) applies to—
a
the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19925;
b
the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19926;
c
the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19957;
d
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19988;
e
the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20029;
f
Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 200710;
g
Parts 2 and 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 201511;
h
Parts 1 and 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 201512;
i
the following as they form part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 201813—
i
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems;
ii
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004;
j
regulations within the scope of section 155(5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
Revocation3
The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 199214 is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
SCHEDULEExchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway for the continued application and amendment of the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, and the Protocol concerning Medical Treatment, done at Oslo on 19 June 1990
(This note is not part of the Order)