The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

1.  Article 9 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1) (occupational pension schemes becoming contracted-out between 1986 and 1993), so far as it remains in force by virtue of paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act, shall have effect as if—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Department” there were substituted “Commissioners of Inland Revenue”,

(b)in paragraph (2), for “Department” in both places where it occurs there were substituted respectively “Commissioners of Inland Revenue” and “the Commissioners”,

(c)in paragraph (8), for “the Department makes”, “the Department is”, “the Department may” and “the Department paid”, in both places where it occurs, there were substituted respectively “Commissioners of Inland Revenue make”, “they are”, “they may” and “they paid”,

(d)in paragraph (9), for “the Department makes”, “the Department is”, in both places where it occurs, “does”, “the Department may” and “the Department paid” there were substituted respectively “the Commissioners of Inland Revenue make”, “they are”, “do”, “they may” and “they paid”, and

(e)after paragraph (9) there were added—

“(10) In this Article “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State and “prescribed” shall be construed accordingly.

(11) Any power under this Article to make regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(12) Subject to paragraph (14), regulations made under this Article shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(13) This paragraph applies to any regulations under this Article which —

(a)but for paragraph (14), would be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, and

(b)are contained in an instrument which is subject to any requirement that a draft of the instrument be laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(14) Any regulations to which paragraph (13) applies shall not be subject to the procedure as mentioned in paragraph (13)(a) but shall be subject to the procedure as set out in paragraph (13)(b).”.