Introductory text

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 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 ***

Coming into force 11th April 2011

Following a review in the tax year ending with 5^th April 2011 of the sums specified in section 150(1)(a)(i) of the Security Administration Act 1992^f1 (rates of benefits, etc.) the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in Great Britain was greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning^f2.

Section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f3 (“the Northern Ireland Administration Act”) 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 instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 166(10A)^f4 of the Northern Ireland Administration Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 132(1) and 165(4) of the Northern Ireland Administration Act and now vested in them^f5.

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Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 5.
f2: The functions of the Secretary of State in respect of guardian’s allowance under Part 10 of the Great Britain Administration Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) (“the Tax Credits Act”).
f3: 1992 c.8.
f4: Subsection (10A) was inserted by paragraph 50(4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Transfer of Functions, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and amended by paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act.
f5: The functions of the Department for Social Development in respect of guardian’s allowance under section 132 of the Northern Ireland Administration Act which are relevant to the making of this Order were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(4) of the Tax Credits Act.