The Social Security (Jamaica) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Application of the Special Provisions for Retirement Pensions

(1) Where a claim to benefit under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Convention is received by the competent authority of one Party and the person declares that insurance has been paid under the legislation of the other Party, details of the claim and all relevant information shall be issued to other interested competent authorities as follows:

(i) Where the claim is made to one of the competent authorities in the United Kingdom that competent authority shall:

(a) send two copies of the appropriate liaison form to the competent authority in Jamaica;

(b) liaise with any other competent authority in the United Kingdom under whose legislation the claimant has been insured.

The latter competent authority, or competent authorities, in the United Kingdom shall send two copies of the appropriate liaison form to the competent authority in Jamaica;

(c) the competent authority in Jamaica shall return one copy of the liaison forms which it receives to the competent authority which issued the form and provide the information requested.

(ii) Where the claim is made to the competent authority in Jamaica that competent authority shall:

(a) send two copies of the appropriate liaison form to each of the competent authorities in the United Kingdom with which the claimant has been insured;

(b) where necessary, each of the competent authorities in the United Kingdom shall liaise to exchange insurance records;

(c) each of the competent authorities in the United Kingdom shall return one copy of the liaison form to the competent authority in Jamaica and provide the information requested.

(2) Information on liaison forms about the claimants, the insured person and any dependants shall, where necessary, be verified by the issuing competent authority.

(3) The competent authority of each Party shall thereafter notify each other of any fact relevant to the determination of the claim.

(4) The decision on a pension claim shall be sent direct to the claimant by the competent authority.