Modifications

Modification of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
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The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall have effect in relation to any benefit mentioned in Article 2(1)(b)(i) to (iii) as if—
a
in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
i
after the definition of “the Jobseekers Order” there were inserted the following definition—
- “the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;
,
ii
for the definition of “adjudicating authority” there were substituted the following definition—
- “adjudicating authority” means, as the case may require, the Department, an appeal tribunal to which there is a right of appeal pursuant to Article 13 of the 1998 Order or a Commissioner to whom an appeal lies under Article 15 of that Order;
, and
iii
in the definition of “claim for benefit” in paragraph (c) for “review”, in both places where it occurs, there were substituted “revision under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or supersession under Article 11 of that Order”;
b
in regulation 13(2) (advance claims and awards) for “reviewed” there were substituted “revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or superseded under Article 11 of that Order”;
c
in regulation 17(7) (duration of awards) for “reviewed” there were substituted “revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or superseded under Article 11 of that Order”;
d
in regulation 31(4) (time and manner of payments of industrial injuries gratuities) for “varied”, in both places where it occurs, there were substituted “revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or superseded under Article 11 of that Order”; and
e
in Part V (suspension and extinguishment)—
i
in the heading “Suspension and”, and
ii
regulations 36 to 36B (suspension and withholding of benefit),
were omitted.
S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1992 Nos. 7 and 83, S.R. 1993 No. 375, S.R. 1994 Nos. 345 and 484, S.R. 1996 Nos. 85, 354 and 432 and S.R. 1998 No. 241
The definition of “the Jobseekers Order” was inserted by regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 354