Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2019 No. 211
Social Security
The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Citizens’ Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
30th October 2019
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1
The Secretary of State and the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 155(1) and (2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1).
1992 c. 8; section 155 is to be amended by S.I. 2019/129 with effect from exit day (as defined in section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16)) and there are other amendments that are not relevant to this Order. In relation to Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance in Northern Ireland, the power under section 155 was transferred to the Board by section 50(1)(d) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). The Board is defined in section 67 of that Act as the Commissioners of Inland Revenue however expressed. The functions of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11). Section 50(1) of that Act provides that, insofar as is appropriate, in consequence of section 5, a reference to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs