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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-11-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 11 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-11-and-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 29th November 1999",
  "text": "Provisions of the Order\nSubject Matter\nArticle 3\nTransfer of functions to the Department\nArticle 4\nUse of computers\nArticle 5\nUnified appeal tribunals\nArticle 9\nDecisions by the Department\nArticle 10\nRevision of decisions\nArticle 11\nDecisions superseding earlier decisions\nArticle 12\nRegulations with respect to decisions\nArticle 13\nAppeal to appeal tribunal\nArticle 14\nRedetermination, etc. of appeals by tribunal\nArticle 15\nAppeal from tribunal to Commissioner\nArticle 16\nProcedure\nArticle 17\nFinality of decisions\nArticle 18\nMatters arising as respects decisions\nArticle 19\nMedical examination required by the Department\nArticle 20\nMedical examination required by appeal tribunal\nArticles 21 to 24\nSuspension and termination of benefit\nArticles 25 and 26\nDecisions and appeals dependent on other cases\nArticles 27 and 28\nCases of error\nArticle 33\nChristmas bonus\nArticles 36 to 38\nSocial fund payments\nArticle 39\nInterpretation, etc. of Chapter II\nArticle 70\nProvision of information\nSchedule 2\nDecisions against which no appeal lies\nSchedule 3\nDecisions against which an appeal lies\nSchedule 4\nRegulations as to procedure: provision which may be made\nThe following paragraphs of Schedule 6 and Article 78(1) in so far as it relates to them—\nMinor and consequential amendments\nparagraph 3\nBodies of which all members are disqualified and other disqualifying offices\nparagraph 4\nSocial Security Commissioner to decide whether rule applies to social security benefits\nparagraph 5\nInterpretation\nparagraph 48\nGeneral provisions as to disqualification and suspension\nparagraph 49\nHer Majesty’s forces\nparagraph 50\nMariners, airmen, etc.\nparagraph 51\nPersons outside Northern Ireland\nparagraph 52\nInterpretation of Parts I to VI and supplementary provisions\nparagraph 53\nAwards by social fund officers\nparagraph 54\nPrinciples of determination\nparagraph 60(1)\nRegulations about claims for and payments of benefit\nparagraph 61\nAppeal from Commissioners on point of law\nparagraph 62\nOverpayments — general\nparagraph 64\nLegal proceedings\nparagraph 65\nIssues arising in proceedings\nparagraph 70\nUnauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons\nparagraph 71\nRegulations as to notification of deaths\nparagraph 73\nEffect of alteration in the component rates of income support\nparagraph 75\nImplementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages\nparagraph 79\nDestination of repayments, etc.\nparagraph 80\nAllocations from social fund\nparagraph 83\nReciprocal arrangements with Great Britain — income-related benefits and child benefit\nparagraph 84\nReciprocal agreements with countries outside the United Kingdom\nparagraph 85\nPayment of travelling expenses by Department\nparagraph 86\nRegulations and orders — general\nparagraph 87\nInterpretation\nparagraph 88\nCommissioners, tribunals, etc. — supplementary provisions\nparagraph 89\nPersons employed in social security administration or adjudication\nparagraph 91\nSupplementary benefits, etc.\nparagraph 92\nOther appointments\nparagraph 93\nRetirement provisions: the relevant offices\nparagraph 97\nDisclosure of information between government departments, etc.\nparagraph 115\nTribunals referred to in Article 9(4)\nparagraph 116\nSocial security: amendments following certain orders\nparagraph 118\nPower to provide for recoupment of benefits\nparagraph 119\nInterpretation\nparagraph 120\nReview of certificates of recoverable benefits\nparagraph 121\nAppeals against certificates of recoverable benefits\nparagraph 122\nReference of questions to medical appeal tribunal\nparagraph 123\nAppeal to Social Security Commissioner\nThe following repeals in Schedule 7 and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to them—\nthe provisions of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975\nthe Social Security Adjudications (Northern Ireland) Order 1983\nthe Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992—\nsections 15 to 21\nin section 22, subsection (3)(c)\nsections 23 to 49\nsections 51 to 68\nsection 110(4)\nin section 165(6), the word “24,”\nin section 167(1), the definitions of “the disablement questions” and “President”\nin Schedule 2, paragraph 1(1), in paragraph 1(2), the words “, the President and the full-time chairmen”, in paragraph 1(4), the words “, the President and a full-time chairman”, paragraph 1(5), paragraphs 2 to 6, paragraph 8 and in paragraph 9(b), paragraphs (ii) to (iv)\nSchedule 3\nIn Schedule 4, in Part I, the entry headed “Adjudication officers”, in the entry headed “Adjudicating bodies”, paragraphs (b) to (d) and in the entry headed “The social fund”, the words “A social fund officer”\nthe provisions of the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992\nthe provisions of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993\nthe provisions of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993\nthe provision of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994\nthe provision of the Social Security (Contributions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994\nthe provisions of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994\nthe provisions of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995\nthe provision of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995\nthe provision of the Arbitration Act 1996\nthe provisions of the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\nthe provisions of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996\nthe provisions of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997\nthe provisions of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997\nthe provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998\nRepeals",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in operation at made date"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Articles 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 28 and 39 were amended, respectively, by paragraphs 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 28 and 29 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1975 c. 25"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/1524 (N.I. 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1992 c. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1992 c. 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1993 c. 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "1993 c. 49"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "1994 c. 40"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/765 (N.I. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "1996 c. 23"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1921 (N.I. 18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1182 (N.I. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1183 (N.I. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)"
    }
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