The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 6th April 2016.

Adaptation of legislation

2.—(1) The provisions contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect so far as they relate to Great Britain.

(2) The following legislation, and any subordinate legislation made or having effect as if made under that legislation, so far as it relates to Great Britain, shall have effect subject to such adaptations as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions contained in the Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements set out in the Schedule to these Regulations—

(a) the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

(b) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

(c) the Jobseekers Act 1995(2);

(d) Chapter 2 (social security decisions and appeals) of Part 1 (decisions and appeals) of the Social Security Act 1998(3);

(e) (i) section 23 (supply of pension information in connection with divorce etc.)(4), so far as it relates to shareable state scheme rights (which means rights in relation to which pension sharing is available under Chapter 2 (sharing of state scheme rights) of Part 4 (pension sharing) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999)(5), and

(ii) Chapter 2 of Part 4,

of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

(f) Part 1 (employment and support allowance) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(6);

(g) Part 4 (personal independence payment) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(7);

(h) Part 1 (state pension) of the Pensions Act 2014(8).

Revocations and savings

3.—(1) The following Regulations are revoked—

(a) the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 1976(9);

(b) the Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999(10).

(2) Anything done under or by virtue of the regulations revoked by these Regulations shall be deemed to have been done under or by virtue of the corresponding provision of these Regulations.

Priti Patel

Minister for Employment,

Department for Work and Pensions

At 3.35 pm on 3rd March 2016