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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of the Social Fund (Maternity and Funeral Expenses) Act 1987.

It enables the Department of Health and Social Services to prescribe, under Article 33(2)(a) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, the amounts, whether in respect of prescribed items or otherwise, of payments in respect of maternity expenses and funeral expenses out of the social fund established under that Article.