http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/351/madeThe Social Security (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002Maternity payMaternity rightsMaternity benefitsGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2016-10-12SOCIAL SECURITY This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 as follows–19th November 2002 for provisions relating to the use of information for, or relating to, employment and training, and consequential repeals; and19th November 2002 for provisions relating to the maternity pay period, the rate of, and entitlement to, statutory maternity pay, the rate of maternity allowance and a consequential repeal, for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations. 2002 No. 351 (C. 28) SOCIAL SECURITY The Social Security (2002 Act) (Commencement <Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation> 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 Made 18th November 2002 The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 9(1) of the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Social Security (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002. 2 In this Order “the Act” means the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002. Appointed day 2 The day appointed for the coming into operation of– a the provisions of the Act specified in Part I of the Schedule, is 19th November 2002; and b the provisions of the Act specified in Part II of the Schedule for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations, is 19th November 2002. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 18th November 2002. John O'Neill Senior Officer of the Department for Social Development SCHEDULE Article 2 PART I <SmallCaps>provisions coming into operation on 19th november 2002</SmallCaps>
Provisions of the ActSubject Matter
Section 6Use of information for, or relating to, employment and training
The following repeals in Schedule 2 and section 8(2) in so far as it relates to them– section 116C(8) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and paragraph 69 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Repeals
PART II <SmallCaps>provisions coming into operation on 19th november 2002 for the purpose only of making regulations</SmallCaps>
Provisions of the ActSubject Matter
Section 1Maternity pay period
Section 2Rate of statutory maternity pay
Section 3Entitlement to statutory maternity pay
Section 4(1)(b) and (2)Rate of maternity allowance
The following repeal in Schedule 2 and section 8(2) in so far as it relates to it– in section 160(2)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the words “, wholly or partly because of pregnancy or confinement” Repeals
(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 as follows– 19th November 2002 for provisions relating to the use of information for, or relating to, employment and training, and consequential repeals; and 19th November 2002 for provisions relating to the maternity pay period, the rate of, and entitlement to, statutory maternity pay, the rate of maternity allowance and a consequential repeal, for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations.

2002 c. 10 (N.I) 1992 c. 8; section 116C was inserted by Article 3 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)) and subsection (8) was added by paragraph 69 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)) S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10) 1992 c. 7