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The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 13) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/360 · Made 8 September 2006

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 8th September 2006

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998f1 and now vested in itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10)

f2

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 13) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 63 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (daily rate of maternity allowance) is 1st October 2006 in respect of women whose expected week of confinement begins on or after 1st April 2007 and for the purpose of this Article “expected week of confinement” shall be construed in accordance with section 35 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f1.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 8th September 2006

L.S.

John O’Neill

A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of Article 63 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 on 1st October 2006 in respect of women whose expected week of confinement falls on or after 1st April 2007. This is the last remaining provision of that Order to be commenced.