Social Security Act 1973

Northern Ireland

95 Further provisions as to Northern Ireland.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, Parts II and III of this Act, and this Part, extend to Northern Ireland.

(2) The following provisions of this Part of this Act, namely—

(a) sections 84(1) to (5), 88, 92, 94(1) to (8), (10) and (11) and 96;

(b) Schedule 22, paragraphs 1 to 7, and 13 to 15, and Schedules 23 and 26 ; and

(c) any provision applying for the interpretation of those sections and Schedules,

extend to Northern Ireland with the adaptations set out in Part I of Schedule 25 to this Act.

(3) The following provisions of this Part of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland, namely—

(a) sections 84(6), 87, 91, 94(9) and 98;

(b) Schedule 21 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of Schedule 22; and

(c) so much of section 100 and Schedules 27 and 28 as has effect for the amendment and repeal of enactments not extending to Northern Ireland.

(4) The provisions of Parts II, III and IV of Schedule 25 to this Act (being provisions which correspond to, or replace, certain of those excluded by subsection (3) above or supplement those of section 97) extend to Northern Ireland only.

(5) The power of the Parliament of Northern Ireland to make laws shall include power to enact legislation corresponding to any provision of this Act, except sections 40(2) to (4) and 43(2); and this Act shall, so far as it relates to matters in respect of which that Parliament has power to make laws, be deemed for the purposes of section 6 of the [1920 c. 67.] Government of Ireland Act 1920 to have been passed before the day referred to in that section as the appointed day.