Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

143 General financial arrangements

(1) There shall be paid out of the National Insurance Fund—

(a) benefit under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b) guardian’s allowance;

(c) Christmas bonus if the relevant qualifying benefit is payable out of that Fund;

(d) any sum falling to be paid by or on behalf of the Department under regulations relating to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay;

(e) any expenses of the Department in making payments under section 81, 93 or 95 above to the extent that it estimates that those payments relate to sums paid into the National Insurance Fund.

(2) There shall be paid out of money appropriated by Measure—

(a) any administrative expenses of the Department or any other government department in carrying into effect the Contributions and Benefits Act or this Act;

(b) benefit under Part III of that Act, other than guardian’s allowance;

(c) benefit under Part V of that Act;

(d) any expenses of the Department in making payments under sections 81, 93 or 95 above to the extent that it estimates that those payments relate to sums paid into the Consolidated Fund;

except in so far as they may be required by any enactment to be paid or borne in some other way.

(3) The administrative expenses referred to in subsection (2)(a) above include those in connection with any inquiry undertaken on behalf of the Department with a view to obtaining statistics relating to the operation of Parts I to VI and XI of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

(4) Any sums required by a secondary Class 1 contributor for the purpose of paying any secondary Class 1 contributions which are payable by him in respect of an earner in consequence of the earner’s employment in an office of which the emoluments are payable out of the Consolidated Fund shall be paid out of that Fund.

(5) Any expenditure in respect of the payment of interest or repayment supplements under or by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Contributions and Benefits Act or paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to that Act shall be defrayed out of the National Insurance Fund in accordance with any directions given by the Department of Finance and Personnel.