# The Social Security (1998 Order) (Commencement No. 8 and Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999, Article 15: Modification of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall have effect in relation to any benefit mentioned in Article 2(b) as if—
(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(i) after the definition of “the Jobseekers Order” there were inserted the following definition—
““the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;”,
(ii) the definition of “adjudicating authority” were omitted, and
(iii) in the definition of “claim for benefit” in paragraph (c) for “the review of an award or” in both places where it occurs there were substituted “a revision under Article 10 of the 1998 Order or supersession under Article 11 of that Order of”;
(b) in regulation 13 (advance claims and awards)—
(i) in paragraph (1) for “the adjudicating authority” and “that authority” there were substituted “the Department”, and
(ii) in paragraph (2) for “An award under paragraph (1)(b) shall be reviewed by the adjudicating authority” there were substituted “A decision pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) to award benefit may be revised under Article 10 of the 1998 Order”;
(c) in regulation 17(7) (duration of awards) “; and where those requirements are not satisfied the award shall be reviewed” were omitted;
(d) in Part V (suspension and extinguishment)—
(i) in the heading “Suspension and”, and
(ii) regulations 36 to 36B (suspension and withholding of benefit),
were omitted; and
(e) in regulation 37(2A) (extinguishment of right to payment of sums by way of benefit where payment is not obtained within the prescribed period)—
(i) for “adjudicating authority” in both places where it occurs there were substituted “Department”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a) for “the Department has” there were substituted “it”, and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c) “the Department has certified” and “that”, in each place where it occurs, were omitted and, in head (ii), for “it” there were substituted “the Department”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/371/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-1998-order-commencement-no-8-and-savings-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-order-northern-ireland-1999/article-15
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