(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order makes provision for the modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 so as to give effect in Northern Ireland to the Convention on Social Security (set out in the Schedule to this Order) made between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada. The Convention relates to liability for social security insurance contributions arising in respect of employment, and to benefits for industrial accidents and industrial diseases.