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Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 132 and 166(10A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 2004

Coming into force 12th April 2004

Whereas the Treasury have conducted a review in Great Britain under subsection (1)(a)(i) of section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f1 (“the Great Britain Administration Act”), insofar as concerns guardian’s allowance, and under paragraph (i) of that subsection (child benefit);

And whereas, it having appeared to them that the general level of prices was higher at the end of the period under review than at the beginning, a draft Order was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act;

And whereas section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f2 provides that, whenever the Treasury make an Order under section 150 of the Great Britain Administration Act, they may make corresponding provision in respect of Northern Ireland, a draft of this Order was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 132(1) and 166(10A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f3;

Now therefore the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132(1) and 165(4) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now exercisable by them^f4, make the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 5.
f2: 1992 c. 8.
f3: Subsection (10A) was inserted by paragraph 50(4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671: “the Transfer Order”) and amended by paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21: “the 2002 Act”). An order made by the Treasury under the Northern Ireland Administration Act is a statutory instrument by virtue of section 165(11A) of that Act: that subsection was inserted by paragraph 49(4) of Schedule 3 to the Transfer Order.
f4: The functions of the Department for Social Development in respect of child benefit and guardian’s allowance under section 132 of the Act relevant to the making of this order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(4) of the 2002 Act.