http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/86The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001National insuranceHealth and safety at workBenefitsBereavement benefitsSOCIAL SECURITYStatute Law Database2025-07-31Expert Participation2007-10-01 This order provides for social security legislation to be modified or adapted to take account of changes made by the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 which replaces widow’s benefit (comprising widow’s payment, widow’s pension and widowed mother’s allowance) with bereavement benefit (comprising bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance) in relation to the Orders in Council, and orders made by the Secretary of State, listed in Schedule 2 to this order (which give effect to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters). 2001 No. 86 SOCIAL SECURITY The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 Made 26th February 2001 Coming into operation 9th April 2001 In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 155(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following order: <Strong><Emphasis>Citation and commencement</Emphasis></Strong> 1 This order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2001. <Strong><Emphasis>Modification or adaptation of Acts</Emphasis></Strong> 2 The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall be modified or adapted to such extent as may be required to give effect to the alterations set out in Schedule 1 to this order, which are proposed to the agreements set out in the Orders in Council, or orders made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 2 to this order. John Reid One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Dated this 26th day of February 2001. SCHEDULE 1 <Strong>Proposed alterations to existing agreements</Strong> Article 2

Where in the agreement set out in the Schedule to an Order in Council, or an order made by the Secretary of State, specified in Schedule 2 to this order there are references to widow’s benefit, widow’s payment, widow’s pension or widowed mother’s allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof, such references shall be altered to include references to bereavement benefit, bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance under the legislation of the United Kingdom or any specified part thereof.

SCHEDULE 2<Strong>Orders in Council and orders of the Secretary of State modified by this order</Strong>Article 2Title of Order in Council or orderReferencePreviously modified byThe National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Luxembourg) Order (Northern Ireland) 1955S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1955 No. 77The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.. . .. . .. . .The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Israel) Order (Northern Ireland) 1958S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1958 No. 32The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Belgium) Order (Northern Ireland) 1958S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1958 No. 93The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with France) Order (Northern Ireland) 1958S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1958 No. 101The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Italy) Order (Northern Ireland) 1958S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1958 No. 130The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Yugoslavia) Order (Northern Ireland) 1958S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1958 No. 151The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Denmark) Order (Northern Ireland) 1960S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1960 No. 16The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Germany) Order (Northern Ireland) 1961S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1961 No. 148The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Reciprocal Agreement with Turkey) Order (Northern Ireland) 1961S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1961 No. 149The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 1969S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1969 No. 143The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.The National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Bermuda) Order (Northern Ireland) 1970S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1970 No. 22The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988.. . .. . .. . .The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Spain) Order (Northern Ireland) 1975S.R. 1975 No. 77The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Portugal) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979S.R. 1979 No. 303The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Austria) Order (Northern Ireland) 1981S.R. 1981 No. 144The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Mauritius) Order (Northern Ireland) 1981S.R. 1981 No. 363The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988.The Social Security (Cyprus) Order (Northern Ireland) 1983S.R. 1983 No. 387The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (New Zealand) Order (Northern Ireland) 1983S.R. 1983 No. 432The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Finland) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984S.R. 1984 No. 68The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (United States of America) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984S.R. 1984 No. 449The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.The Social Security (Iceland) Order (Northern Ireland) 1985S.R. 1985 No. 205The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Sweden) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988S.R. 1988 No. 119The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988, the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Philippines) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989S.R. 1989 No. 428The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991S.R. 1991 No. 139The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Barbados) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992S.R. 1992 No. 151The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995.The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994S.R. 1994 No. 427The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Canada) Order (Northern Ireland) 1995S.R. 1995 No. 405The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.The Social Security (Malta) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996S.R. 1996 No. 345The Social Security (Jamaica) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997S.R. 1997 No. 183The Social Security (United States of America) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997S.R. 1997 No. 339 (This note is not part of the Order.)

This order provides for social security legislation to be modified or adapted to take account of changes made by the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 which replaces widow’s benefit (comprising widow’s payment, widow’s pension and widowed mother’s allowance) with bereavement benefit (comprising bereavement payment, bereavement allowance and widowed parent’s allowance) in relation to the Orders in Council, and orders made by the Secretary of State, listed in Schedule 2 to this order (which give effect to agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom and other countries providing for reciprocity in certain social security matters).

This order does not impose a charge on business.

1992 c. 8 1992 c. 7 S.I. 1976/1044 S.R. 1979 No. 92 S.R. 1988 No. 120 S.R. 1995 No. 110 S.R. 1982 No. 378 Art. 1 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1Sch. 2 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1Art. 2 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1Sch. 1 in operation at 9.4.2001, see art. 1Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.6.2007) by virtue of The Social Security (Netherlands) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/295), arts. 1, 3(2)(f)Words in Sch. 2 omitted (1.10.2007) by virtue of The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/438), arts. 1, 3(2)(f)