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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for the coming into operation on 5th April 1999 of provisions of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 which amend the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 to provide for payments to be made out of the social fund by way of community care grants, crisis loans or budgeting loans.

The Order also makes transitional provisions and modifications.