12(1)In section 61(2) of the Pensions Act—
(a)after the words “purposes of” there shall be inserted “(a)”;
(b)for the words “or of Part I” there shall be substituted the words “(b) Part I”; and
(c)for the word “(other” there shall be substituted the words “or
(c)Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989,
(other”.
(2)In section 9 of the [1980 c. 30.] Social Security Act 1980 (the Social Security Advisory Committee) in subsection (7) (meaning of “relevant enactments” etc) in the words following the definition of “the relevant Northern Ireland enactments”—
(a)after the words “shall be construed” there shall be inserted “(a)”;
(b)for the words “and as excluding” there shall be substituted the words “(b) as excluding”; and
(c)at the end there shall be added the words “and
(c)as excluding Part I of the Social Security Act 1986 and Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989.”
(3)In section 61 of the 1986 Act (consultations about subordinate legislation) for subsections (5) and (6) there shall be substituted—
“(5)Except to the extent that this subsection is excluded by any enactment passed after this Act, nothing in any enactment shall require the reference to the Committee, the Council or the Board of any regulations contained in either—
(a)a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which those regulations are made, or
(b)a statutory instrument—
(i)which states that it contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, a specified enactment, and
(ii)which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that specified enactment.”
(4)In subsection (10) of that section (definitions) after the definition of “the Council” there shall be added—
““regulations” means regulations under this Act or under any other enactment, whenever passed.”
(5)Section 10(2)(b) of the [1980 c. 30.] Social Security Act 1980 (which, in consequence of sub-paragraph (4) above, is superseded by section 61(1)(b) of the 1986 Act) shall cease to have effect.
(6)In Schedule 3 to that Act, in Part II (regulations not requiring prior submission to the committee) after paragraph 15A (statutory sick pay) there shall be inserted—
“Statutory maternity pay
15AARegulations under paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1986 and corresponding regulations applying to Northern Ireland.”