The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024.

(2) Article 1 of this Order comes into operation on the day after the day this Order is made.

(3) Articles 2 and 3 come into operation on the first day of the month after such time as each party to the Agreement has notified the other that domestic procedures for entry into force have been completed, in accordance with Article 61 of the Agreement(1) (entry into force).

(4) This Order extends to Northern Ireland.

(5) In this Order “the Agreement” means the agreement in the Schedule to this Order as set out in the Exchange of Letters between His Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar dated 25th January 2024 and 26th January 2024, respectively.

Modification of legislation

2.—(1) The legislation to which this paragraph applies is modified to the extent required to give effect to the provisions contained in the Agreement so far as such legislation relates to Northern Ireland.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies to—

(a) the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2);

(b) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3);

(c) the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(4);

(d) Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(5);

(e) the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(6);

(f) Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(7);

(g) Parts 2 and 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(8);

(h) Parts 1 and 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(9);

(i) the following as they form part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(10)—

(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; and

(j) regulations within the scope of section 155(5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(11).

Variation of Order

3.  The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 1974(12) is varied in accordance with Article 65 of the Agreement (relationship with the 1974 Exchange of Letters), so far as the Order relates to Northern Ireland.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Jo Churchill

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

26th February 2024

Signed by the authority of two of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Jonathan Athow

Myrtle Lloyd

Two of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

26th February 2024