The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

General and supplementary N.I.

Financial provision N.I.

15.  There shall be paid out of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund into the Consolidated Fund, at such times and in such manner as the Department of Finance and Personnel may direct, such sums as the Department may estimate (in accordance with any directions given by the Department of Finance and Personnel) to be the amount of the administrative expenses incurred by the Department under [F1 Article 10]F1 , excluding any category of expenses which the Department of Finance and Personnel may direct, or any statutory provision may require, to be excluded from the Department's estimate under this Article.

F1 1992 c. 9

[F2 Regulations and orders, etc. N.I.

15A.— (1) [F3 Section 171(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992]F3 (regulations and orders: general provisions) shall apply in relation to any power conferred by any provision of this Order to make orders or regulations under this Order as they apply in relation to any power conferred by that Act to make orders or regulations, but as if for references to that Act there were substituted references to this Order.

(2) Regulations and orders made under this Order, other thanF4 ... orders under Article 1(3)[F5 and the regulations which Article 13(7) applies], shall be subject to negative resolution.

(3) In this Order—

“prescribe” means prescribe by regulations; and

“regulations” means regulations made under this Order by the Department.F2 ]

F2 1990 NI 15

F3 1992 c. 9

F4 1992 c. 9

F5 Words in art. 15A(2) substituted (27.11.2006) by Food Benefit Schemes (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3202 (N.I. 19)), arts. 1(3), 3(2); S.R. 2006/418, art. 2(1) (as substituted by S.R. 2006/437, art. 2(2)) (with art. 2(2) (as substituted by S.R. 2006/437, art. 2(2)))

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals N.I.

• 16.  Para. (1) rep. by 1992 c. 9

• Para. (2)—Repeals

Transitional and consequential provisions and savings N.I.

17.—(1) The Department may by regulationsF6 ... make—

(a) such transitional provision;

(b) such consequential provision; or

(c) such savings,

as the Department considers necessary or expedient in preparation for or in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Order or the operation of any statutory provision which is repealed or amended by a provision of this Order during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in operation.

(2) Regulations under paragraph (1) may make modifications of any statutory provision (including this Order); and in this paragraph “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments.

Para. (3) rep. by 1990 NI 15

F6 1990 NI 15