{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-7-and-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999/schedule-1", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-7-and-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999/schedule-1.json", "legislation": "nisr/1999/310", "legislation_title": "The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 7 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-7-and-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999", "path": "schedule/1", "kind": "schedule", "number": "1", "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 5th July 1999", "text": "Provisions of the Order\nSubject Matter\nArticle 3(a)\nTransfer of functions to the Department\nArticle 4(2)(a)\nUse of computers\nArticle 5(1)(a) (in so far as it applies to\nUnified appeal tribunals\nsocial security appeal tribunals and medical appeal tribunals) and (2)(a)\nArticle 9(1)(a) and (c), (2), (3) and (g), (4) and (5)\nDecisions by the Department\nArticle 10\nRevision of decisions\nArticle 11\nDecisions superseding earlier decisions\nArticle 12(1) and (2) and in paragraph (3) the following definitions—\n“the current legislation” (in so far as it applies to the Contributions and Benefits Act)\n“expert”\n“the former legislation” (except in so far as it applies to Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986)\nRegulations with respect to decisions\nArticle 13(2), (3), (4) (except in so far as it applies to section 72 of the Administration Act) and (5) to (9)\nAppeal to appeal tribunal\nArticle 14\nRedetermination, etc. of appeals by tribunal\nArticle 15\nAppeals 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(1), (2) and (3)(a)\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\nArticle 27\nRestrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error\nArticle 28 (except paragraph (3)(d) and (e))\nCorrection of errors and setting aside of decisions\nArticles 29 and 30\nIndustrial accidents\nArticle 39\nInterpretation, etc. of Chapter II\nSchedule 2, paragraphs 4, 5, 6(a) and 9 and Article 13(1) in so far as it relates to them\nDecisions against which no appeal lies\nSchedule 3, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(a) and (c), 4, 5 (except in so far as it applies to section 69A of the Administration Act), 6, 7 and 9 and Article 13(1)(b) in so far as it relates to them\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 4\nSocial Security Commissioner to decide whether rule applies to social security benefits\nparagraph 45\nRelevant employments\nparagraph 46\nAccidents in course of illegal employments\nparagraph 47\nGeneral provisions relating to benefit under section 108\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 60(1)\nRegulations about claims for and payments of benefit\nparagraph 61\nAppeal from Commissioners on point of law\nparagraph 62\nOverpayments – general\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 79\nDestination of repayments, etc.\nparagraph 83\nReciprocal arrangements with Great Britain – income-related benefits and child benefit\nparagraph 84\nReciprocal arrangements with countries outside the United Kingdom\nparagraph 85\nPayment of travelling expenses by Department\nparagraph 87(b) and (c)\nInterpretation\nparagraph 88\nCommissioners, tribunals, etc. – supplementary provisions\nparagraph 90\nOld cases payments administration\nparagraph 97\nDisclosure of information between government departments, etc.\nparagraph 98(2)\nApplication of general provisions relating to administration of social security\nparagraph 99\nDecisions and appeals\nparagraph 116\nSocial security: amendments following certain orders\nThe following repeals in Schedule 7 and Article 78(2) in so far as it relates to them—\nthe Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, section 144(5)(a)\nthe Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, section 163(4)\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": "S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18)" }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "1992 c. 8" }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f4", "text": "1993 c. 49" } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/310/schedule/1", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:18:45.669051+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." }