# The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 10 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999, Article 5: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Jobseekers Order” there shall be inserted the following definition—
““the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;”.
(3) In regulation 3(g) (claims not required for entitlement to benefit in certain cases)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (ii)—
(i) for “regulation 36(1A)” there shall be substituted “regulation 16(2) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999”, and
(ii) after “ought to be revised” there shall be inserted “under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or superseded under Article 11 of that Order”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (iv) after “revised” there shall be inserted “or superseded”.
(4) In regulation 13A (advance award of disability living allowance)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “the adjudicating authority” and “that authority” there shall be substituted “the Department”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “An award under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be reviewed by the adjudicating authority” there shall be substituted “A decision pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) to award benefit may be revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order”.
(5) In regulation 13C (further claim for and award of disability living allowance)—
(a) in paragraph (2) for “adjudicating authority” there shall be substituted “Department”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “An award under paragraph (2)(b) shall be reviewed by the adjudicating authority” there shall be substituted “A decision pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) to award benefit may be revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order”.
(6) In regulation 26A (jobseeker’s allowance) after “revised” in each place where it occurs there shall be inserted “or superseded”.
(7) In Schedule 2 (special provisions relating to claims for jobseeker’s allowance made during periods connected with public holidays), in paragraph 2(a) for “an adjudication officer” there shall be substituted “the Department”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/428/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-10-and-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999/article-5
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