The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016

Adaptation of legislation

2.—(1) The provisions contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Great Britain.

(2) The following legislation, and any subordinate legislation made or having effect as if made under that legislation, so far as it relates to Great Britain, shall have effect subject to such adaptations as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations—

(a) the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

(b) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

(c) the Jobseekers Act 1995(2);

(d) Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 1 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security Act 1998(3);

(e) (i) section 23 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.)(4), so far as it relates to shareable state scheme rights (which means rights in relation to which pension sharing is available under Chapter 2 (sharing of state scheme rights) of Part 4 (pension sharing) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999)(5), and

(ii) Chapter 2 of Part 4,

of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

(f) Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(6);

(g) Part 4 (personal independence payment) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(7);

(h) Part 1 (state pension) of the Pensions Act 2014(8).

(1)

1992 c.4.

(2)

1995 c.18.

(3)

1998 c.14.

(4)

Section 23 was amended by paragraph 157 of Schedule 27 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 30 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).

(5)

1999 c.30.

(6)

2007 c.5.

(7)

2012 c.5.

(8)

2014 c.19.