Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

3.—(1) The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 5 (regulations about claims for and payments of benefits), in paragraph (a) of subsection (4A) (application of certain provisions of subsection (1) to statutory pay), for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay” substitute “statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay and statutory shared parental pay”.

(3) In section 116AA (disclosure of contributions, etc. information by HMRC), in subsection (1) (disclosure to Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland etc. or in pursuance of reciprocal agreements with other countries), for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or statutory adoption pay” substitute “statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”.

(4) In section 143 (general financial arrangements), in subsection (1) (payments to be made out of Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund), in paragraph (d) (sums falling to be paid etc. by HMRC under regulations relating to categories of statutory pay), for “ordinary statutory paternity pay or additional statutory paternity pay” substitute “statutory paternity pay or statutory shared parental pay”.

(5) In section 145 (adjustments between Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund and Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland)—

(a) in subsection (1) (payments from Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund into Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland or by Department into Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund), in paragraph (b) (payments by way of adjustment in consequence of operation of legislation relating to categories of statutory pay) for sub-paragraphs (iii) to (v) substitute—

“(iii) statutory paternity pay;

(iv) statutory adoption pay; and

(v) statutory shared parental pay.”,

(b) in subsection (5) (payments from Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund into Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland at direction of Treasury), in paragraph (a) (sums in respect of HMRC administrative expenses), for “ordinary statutory paternity pay, additional statutory paternity pay or statutory adoption pay” substitute “statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay or statutory shared parental pay”.