Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Gibraltar) Order 2024.

(2) Article 1 of this Order comes into force on the day after the day this Order is made.

(3) Articles 2 and 3 come into force on the first day of the month after such time as each party to the Agreement has notified the other that domestic procedures for entry into force have been completed, in accordance with Article 61 of the Agreement(1) (entry into force).

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

(5) In this Order “the Agreement” means the agreement in the Schedule to this Order as set out in the Exchange of Letters between His Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar dated 25th January 2024 and 26th January 2024, respectively.

(1)

Upon the parties having notified each other that their respective domestic procedures for entry into force have been completed, in accordance with Article 61 of the Agreement, a notice will be published in The Gazette by the Department for Work and Pensions.