The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 73

Social Security

The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made

30th March 2017

Coming into operation

6th April 2017

The Orders in Council and Orders specified in Schedule 2 to this Order modified or adapted certain enactments so as to give effect to the agreements set out in the Schedules to those Orders in Council and Orders.

Her Majesty’s Government in consequence of changes in the law of Northern Ireland has proposed to each of the Governments with whom the United Kingdom has made such an agreement, alterations to the agreement.

Section 155(1)(b), (2), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) provides that for the purpose of giving effect to any such agreement as it would be if it were so altered in accordance with such proposals, the Secretary of State may by Order make provision for modifying or adapting the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2) and any regulations made under those Acts, and Part 5 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(3) and any regulations made under section 29 of that Act, in their application to cases affected by the proposed alterations.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 155(1)(b), (2) and (5) and 165(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

(1)

1992 c.8. Section 155 was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 16 to the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c.5). Other amendments to section 155 are not relevant to this Order.

(2)

1992 c.7.

(3)

2015 c.5 (N.I.).