1 Citation, commencement, interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Investigation Powers (Arrangements with Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st March 2007.
2 In these Regulations, “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
1992 c. 5. Sections 109A, 109B and 109C were substituted for section 110, as originally enacted, by section 67 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, c. 19 (“the 2000 Act”). Section 109B(2A) to (2F) and (6) to (7) were inserted by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001, c. 11 (“the 2001 Act”). Section 109B(5) was amended by section 1(3) of the 2001 Act. Relevant amendments were made to section 109B(2A), (7) and (7A) by S.I. 2002/817. Section 109BA was inserted by section 2(1) of the 2001 Act. Section 110A was substituted (for a provision inserted by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997, c. 47) by section 67 of and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act, and was amended by the 2001 Act. Section 110AA was inserted by section 2(2) of the 2001 Act. Relevant amendments were made to section 111 by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999, the 2000 Act and the 2001 Act. Section 115 was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995. Section 115B was inserted by sections 1(1) and 15(1) of the 2001 Act.

2 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976
1 The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976 are amended as follows.
S.I. 1976/1003. See also S.I. 1999/2227 which gave effect to amendments to the arrangements referred to in S.I. 1976/1003.
2 In Part I of Schedule 2 (adaptations of certain provisions of the Social Security Act 1975)—
(a) in column 1, omit the reference to section 144(2) of the Social Security Act 1975;
(b) in column 2, omit the reference to section 135(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland Act) 1975; and
(c) in column 3, omit “Powers of inspectors”.

3 Single system of investigation powers; adaptations to the 1992 Act
1 The arrangements for a single system of social security investigation powers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland set out in the Memorandum reproduced in Schedule 1 shall have effect in Great Britain.
2 The 1992 Act shall have effect subject to such adaptations as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to those arrangements.
3 In particular (and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2) and so far as may be required for the purpose mentioned in that paragraph)—
(a) an act, omission or event referred to in a provision of the Northern Ireland legislation specified in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 shall be deemed to be an act, omission or event under the provision of the 1992 Act specified in the corresponding paragraph of column 1 of that table; and
(b) in the provisions specified in column 1 of that table—
(i) references to the Secretary of State shall be construed as including references to the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland, and
(ii) references to an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit shall be construed as including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
James Plaskitt Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 5th February 2007

1998 c. 47. While section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) is in force, the power of a Northern Ireland Minister to make arrangements with the Secretary of State under section 87(2) of the 1998 Act may be discharged by the department of which he was in charge: see paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Schedule to the 2000 Act.
1992 c. 5.
1992 c. 8.
1978 c. 30.